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100
Who made up the majority of the population?
What are farmers.
100
What was religion interwoven with?
What is astronomy, agriculture and the natural world.
100
What type of Government did the Maya have?
What is network of city-states, each with its own ruler and governing system.
100
What is Mrs. Small's children's name?
What is Logan and Ava
100
What type of techniques did the Maya use in farming?
What is slash and burn or raised fields
200
What did the farmers grow?
What are beans, squash, maize and chili peppers.
200
What is at the heart of the Mayan religion?
What were the Gods.
200
Who was at the top of the hierarchical government?
What is the king or "Ajaw" or "K'uhul Ajaw"
200
What was the score of the football game from last night? Mancos vs Dolores
What is 8 to 6
200
What food was a staple in the Mayan diet?
What is tortillas and tamales
300
Who lived in elaborate stone houses?
The elite, rulers, priests and nobles.
300
The Maya believed the universe was divided into how many layers? What are the names of each layer.
What is three. The Heavens, earth and underworld.
300
Who are in the noble class?
What are priests, warriors and administrators.
300
When was the high school established?
What is 1909.
300
What were officials responsible for in the Mayan political system?
What is tax collection, public works and the judicial system.
400
What kinds of education did the elite learn?
The Mayan script, mathematics and astronomy.
400
When did the Mayans perform human sacrifices?
In times of crisis or significant calendrical events.
400
In the heart of the city-state was the central plaza. What surrounded the plaza?
What are pyramids, temples and palaces.
400
Real or Fake Picture
Real
400
What does the cosmic tree symbolize?
What is the axis mundi (the center of the universe)
500
Why was farming a critical aspect of the Mayan daily lives?
Their farming practices ensured a steady food supply for the empire.
500
How could one ascend directly to the heavens?
What is someone who dies in a sacrificial death, in childbirth or in battle.
500
What did the Mayan government rely heavily on?
What is the calendar and astronomy to guide decision making.
500
Real or Fake
Fake
500
What is the name of the feathered serpent deity associated with wind, water and fertility?
What is Quetzalcoatl or K'uk'ukan