Mayan Civilization

Which of the following is NOT a theory in the disappearance of the Mayans?

• there was a major drought and famine

• the population got too large to feed

• constant wars between city-states

• Spanish diseases killed off most of the Mayan people

The Mayan calendar had ___ days.

What groups of people were not part of a class?

• merchants and artisans

• nobles, priests, and rulers

• slaves and peasants

• warriors

The Mayan calendar had ___ months.

What did the Mayans use as their language?

• glyphs

• Quipus

• hierglyphics

• images

Which of the following was NOT a type of farming that the Mayans used?

• chinampas

• step farming

• using raised garden beds

• slash and burn

The Mayans were the first people to use the number ___ in their records.

What groups of people were part of the Middle Class?

• merchants and artisans

• nobles, priests, and rulers

• slaves and peasants

• warriors

What did Spanish conquistadors find when they discovered the Mayan Empire?

• it was overpopulated

• it was abandoned

• it was full of gold and silver

• there was no food

The Mayan court systems had ______ to help determine whether a criminal was guilty or innocent.

• judges

• rulers

• gods

• emperors