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Test Description: Maya Civilizaation
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1) Mayan culture flourished in the region known as
A
the Midlands
B
the Caribbean
C
Mesoamerica
D
Mesopotamia
2) The first Mesoamericans to use a solar calendar were the
A
Olmecs
B
Aztecs
C
Maya
D
Incas
3) the Maya developed their own system of hieroglyphic writing during the
A
Post-Classic period
B
Anti Classic period
C
Classic Period
D
Pre-Classic
4) Tikeal, Copan, Chichen Itza, and Palenque are four major Maya
A
gods
B
dishes
C
cities
D
rulers
5) Around what year did the Classic period end?
A
300 C.E
B
900 C.E
C
2000 B.C.E
D
500 C.E
6) Who was at the top of the social pyramid in each Maya city-state?
A
the priests
B
the ruler
C
the nobles
D
the peasants
7) Which members of Maya society knew how to read and write?
A
the peasants
B
the slaves
C
the merchants and artisans
D
the ruler, nobles and priests
8) Which statement is true?
A
Maya artisans never painted images of people because they believed that would displease the gods
B
Maya traders in the lowlands sold products such as silk and spices to people in the highlands
C
Maya traders traveled by sea, river and well-constructed roads to trade with other city-states
D
all of the above
9) Who were considered the backbone of Maya society because they grew the most food?
A
artisans
B
nobles
C
priests
D
peasants
10) When might slaves be sacrificed to the gods?
A
whenever their owners wished
B
upon the deaths of their owners
C
after being captured in war
D
when the priests required it
11) Which statement about daily life is true?
A
Women and girls prepared the food and cared for the home
B
Women and girls worked hard tending the crops in the fields.
C
Men and boys gathered cotton, which they spun and wove into cloth.
D
Men and boys cared for the small children and animals
12) What happened at the ceremony that marked the birth of a child?
A
The priest sacrificed the baby if it was a peasant.
B
The priest revealed who the baby's spouse would be
C
The priest gave the baby another family to raise for four years
D
The priest forecast the baby's future
13) Why did boys wear a white bead in their hair and girls wear a string of red shells around their waists?
A
They reminded children of their duty to their parents?
B
They showed which clan the children belonged to
C
They were believed to protect children from danger
D
They were symbols of children's innocence
14) When arranging a marriage of their children, the families agree on
A
whether or not to use the services of the village matchmaker
B
which set of parents the new bride and groom would live with
C
how many years a young man would work for his new wife's family
D
how much food and clothing would be given to the groom's family
15) The Maya built their cities around religious and ceremonial centers because
A
religion was very important to the Maya
B
all of the above
C
these were the only buildable sites in Mesoamerica
D
theses centers kept the Maya safe from enemies
16) Why did the Maya honor their gods?
A
They wanted the gods to help them drive out Europeans
B
Their greatest concern was going to heaven after they died.
C
They feared that the gods who created the world could also destroy it
D
They hoped to end the ritual sacrifice that their enemies practiced
17) Priests used the Sacred Round
A
assigne duties such as spinning, weaving, and cooking to young men and women
B
identify which families should be joined together through the marriages of their children
C
determine the best days plant, hunt, cure, do battle, and perform religious
D
sacrifice the captain and members of the losing team after a game of pok-a-tok
18) How did Maya farmers adapt to the environment of the mountainous highlands
A
They constructed raised - earth platforms surrounded by canals to drain off rainwater
B
They built terraces to make more land available for planting
C
they spread chemical fertilizers on their fields to maximize their crop yields
D
They used slash and burn agriculture to clear new land for planting
19) What happened that marked the end of the Classic period of Mayan history?
A
Maya had abandoned their large cities to the jungle.
B
A meteor had destroyed the entire city of Chichen Itza
C
The last of the Maya had died after a generation of warfare
D
Europeans had arrived and conquered Maya Civilization
20) The primary Maya food was
A
berries
B
corn
C
wheat
D
fish
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