Where did the Maya civilization develop?

it was located in what today is southern Mexico and northern Central America

When did the Maya civilization exist?

the Maya civilization appeared and lasted from 250 to 900AD

What is known about Maya cities?

each city was a religious center as well as a trade center for the area around it

What type of government did the Mayans practice?

a theocracy in which a god-king ruled

What brought the Mayan cities together?

trade linked them to each other

All of the following were characteristics of Mayan cities

consisted of tens of thousands of people,had palaces, temples, and pyramids

Who was at the top of the Maya social class structure?

the god-king followed by the priests and best warriors

Which groups of people made up the middle and bottom of the Mayan social class structure?

merchants/crafts workers and peasant farmers.

Why were the Maya considered barbaric despite their amazing achievements?

there use of human sacrafices, blood letting, and war-like behavior revealed their primitive side

Which Mayan achievements showed how advanced they were as a civilization?

their development of mathematics, calendars, and astronomy

An early Maya most probably would have used a codex

to keep track of important historical events

The decline of the Maya occurred

several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas

One reason for the possible decline of the Mayan civilization

was that their soil became less productive which led to famine

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Quiz- Chapter 16s.2

Quiz- Chapter 16 section 2- Maya Kings and Cities

Question	Answer
Where did the Maya civilization develop?	it was located in what today is southern Mexico and northern Central America
When did the Maya civilization exist?	the Maya civilization appeared and lasted from 250 to 900AD
What is known about Maya cities?	each city was a religious center as well as a trade center for the area around it
What type of government did the Mayans practice?	a theocracy in which a god-king ruled
The Mayans didn't have one central leader but had a ruler for each	separate city-state
What brought the Mayan cities together?	trade linked them to each other
All of the following were characteristics of Mayan cities	consisted of tens of thousands of people,had palaces, temples, and pyramids
Who was at the top of the Maya social class structure?	the god-king followed by the priests and best warriors
Which groups of people made up the middle and bottom of the Mayan social class structure?	merchants/crafts workers and peasant farmers.
Why were the Maya considered barbaric despite their amazing achievements?	there use of human sacrafices, blood letting, and war-like behavior revealed their primitive side
What was the most important feature of civilization connected to the Mayans?	their polytheistic beliefs
Which Mayan achievements showed how advanced they were as a civilization?	their development of mathematics, calendars, and astronomy
The Maya also developed the most advanced writing system in the ancient Americas called	glyphs
Mayans carved in stone or recorded events in a bark-paper book known as a	codex
The Popul Vuh is a Maya story about the	creation of the world
Glyphs were used for	the Maya writing system
An early Maya most probably would have used a codex	to keep track of important historical events
Tikal was the name of an important Maya	city
The decline of the Maya occurred	several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas
One reason for the possible decline of the Mayan civilization	was that their soil became less productive which led to famine

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