What are at least two daily tasks Mayan families did on a daily basis?
Possible Answers:
worked the land (farmed), fished, washed clothes, cooked and/or weaved
100
What civilization did the Mayan civilization model their own after?
The Olmec
100
What was the Mayan ruler considered?
god-king
100
What animal was especially important to the Maya?
the Jaguar
100
What is the name of an ancient Mayan ball game that had great religious significance?
Pok-a-tok
200
What did men and boys do when they were not busy?
Hunted and trapped animals
200
Which period lasted from 900 C.E. to 1500 C.E.?
Post-Classic Period
200
What were others jobs that peasants spent their time doing other than working the land or weaving and sewing?
building pyramids and temples, and served as soldiers during wars
200
Mayan religion was _______________________ which means it included many gods.
Polytheistic
200
Writing that uses pictures as symbols.
Hieroglyphics
300
What important ceremony took place when girls were 12 and boys were 14?
Coming-of-Age Ceremony
300
During the classic period Mayan society consisted of many city-states, which one of these selections is NOT a Mayan city-state?
A. Tikal B. Geneva C. Palenque D. Copan
300
Who on the social pyramid were the only ones who knew how to read and write in Mayan society?
Nobles and Priests
300
Who was responsible for performing sacrifices and conducting special ceremonies?
Mayan Priests
300
What techniques was used in farming forested lowlands?
Slash-and-burn agriculture
400
What Mayan number was a special for men?
the number 4
400
During what time did the Maya farm the land and live in simple houses and compounds?
Pre-Classic
400
What often happened when a slave's master died?
Slaves were often sacrificed
400
The Maya believed blood gave strength to the gods. The people who were sacrificed were usually _________, _________, and ______________________
orphans, slaves, and nobles captured during war
400
The region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America.
Mesoamerica
Middle America
500
Girls were married as young as ___________?
Boys were usually married around _____________?
14
20
500
Fill in the blank: Even at the height of the Mayan empire, they were still not one unified nation, Instead they had separate _________________ and lived in many city-states.
governments
500
What does the Mayan word, "halach uinic" mean?
True man
500
The Sacred Round was based on ___________ months?
13
500
Describe the purpose of Mayan sacrifices.
a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods.