Geography
Social Structure
Characteristics of a Civilization
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
The Mayan Empire was located in the area (not country) known as ___________________________.
What is Central America/Mesoamerica?
100
Name one responsibility of the ruler.
What is declared war?
100
The Mayans had what form of government.
What is monarchy?
100
A game Mayans played that included a heavy ball. Losers were sacrificed.
What is ringball?
100
The Mayans thought that people with _________________________ were beautiful.
What is cross-eyes or flat foreheads?
200
The Mayans lived in two major landform/environment areas.
What is dense jungles and highlands (mountains)?
200
The third level of society from the bottom, traded and created sculptures/murals/books to honor their Gods.
What is merchants/artisans?
200
The Mayans believe in ____________________.
What is many Gods?
200
Define slash and burn.
What is when people cut down trees, burn the trunks/stumps, and then plant on the remaining soil.
300
Many Mayan city-states are found on piece of land that is surrounded by three sides of water. (specific name)
What is the Yucatan Peninsula.
300
There are only 2 levels that could read and write.
What is ruler and nobles/priests?
300
Name the 5 characteristics of a civilization.
What is government, religion, agriculture, culture, and technology?
300
Underwater cave that lies beneath many of the Mayan city-states.
What is a cenote?
300
Stelae were _______________________________.
What is stone slabs sculpted with Mayan glyphs.
400
Name one of the natural resources the Mayans used to trade?
What is jade, shells, gold, emeralds, feathers?
400
Largest amount of the population.
What is peasants/farmers?
400
Give one example of Mayan technology.
What is the calendar, their number system, glyphs, irrigation, step pyramids.
400
Mayan picture writing.
What is glyphs?
400
Baby boys and girls were given ____________________ at the 3 and 4 month ceremonies.
What is tools of their future such as weapons, pots, sewing, etc?
500
The Mayan Empire and city-states were located in 5 different modern day countries. Name 3.
What is Mexico, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
500
Name the 5 levels of society in order from top to bottom.
What is ruler, nobles/priests, merchants/artisans, peasants, and slaves.
500
Give 2 examples of Mayan culture.
What is ringball, barter system, coming of age ceremonies, weddings, tattoos, body painting, jade jewelry.
500
True or real man
What is halach uinic?
500
Name 2 possible theories on what happened to the Mayans.
What is overpopulation, climate, infighting, disease, spanish?
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