Geography
Agriculture/Farming
The Ball Game
Vocabulary
Random Maya
100

What is middle America known as?

Mesoamerica

100

The main crop of the Maya was?

Maize or corn

100

What is another name for the Ball game?

Pok a Tok

100

What does Meso mean?

Middle

100

What is a possible reason for the decline of the Maya?

Spanish conquered, disease, wars, drought

200

What is the climate/weather of the Mayan region?

Hot and humid with rainforests

200

List some crops that the Maya ate? 

Maize, beans and squash

200

List the parts used to play the Ball game?

Hips, elbows, knees, sometimes heads

200

What does game mean in the sentence?

The Maya hunted game for food.

animals

200

Name the lava rock used for weapons? 

Obsidian

300

The Maya lived in parts of these modern countries/continents?

Mexico and Central America

300

What is slash and burn?

Farming that included cutting down trees and burning the area. Use ashes for rich soil.

300

What kind of ball was used for the Ball Game?

Rubber Ball

300

What does incessant mean in the sentence?

The rain was incessant.

Non stop

300

Name 2 social classes of the Maya?

Priests, Nobles, Servants, Farmers