Religion
Mayan religion was this ____________ meaning they worshiped many gods.
What was polytheistic?
The Mayas built their civilization on ideas they inherited from these people.
Who were the Olmecs?
Among other duties, this person at the top of the social pyramid decided when and with whom to go to war.
Who was the ruler?
This was the primary Mayan food.
What was corn?
Mayan women were in charge of preparing corn by grinding it and pounding it into a meal to make these little breads.
What were tortillas?
This animal was especially important to the Mayan people.
What was the jaguar?
This modern day country is an area where Mayan civilization developed and is still home to Mayas today.
What is Guatemala?
Near the bottom of the pyramid, this class of people were the backbone of society.
Who were the peasants?
Mayans built these to farm in the highlands.
What were terraces?
Mayan men and boys were in charge of these two duties.
What were farming and hunting?
The primary Mayan gods were forces or objects in this.
What was nature?
Historians divide the Mayan civilization into these three periods.
What are Pre-classic, Classic, and Post-classic?
Underneath the ruler, these members of Mayan society were the only ones that knew how to read and write.
Who were the priests and nobles?
These were constructed in the swampy lowlands to help them grow more food.
What were raised earth platforms?
This important ceremony took place for girls at age 12 and boys at age 14.
What was the coming-of-age ceremony?
Human sacrifice was a common practice and was a part of this ancient Mayan game.
What was pok-a-tok?
Mayas who lived in many different communities over a wide area shared this.
What was the calendar?
These lowest members of the social pyramid were often sacrificed when their owners died.
Who were slaves?
In the city state Palenque, the Mayans used this technique to clear land.
What was slash and burn?
Girls were given tools for spinning and weaving at this age.
What was three months old?
The Mayas had a ritual calendar based on 13 months of 20 days each which was called this.
What was the Sacred Round?
It was around this century that the Classic Mayan civilization collapsed.
What was 900 C.E.?
Based mainly on farming, Mayan economy also depended on this which was carried out by merchants and artisans.
What was trade?
Seen as a luxury item and sometimes used as money, the Mayans grew this.
What was the cacao bean?
After getting married, Mayan couples had to move here.
What was to live with the wife's parents?