Exercises about the Mayans

The Mayans, as well as other Mesoamerican peoples, were known for having human sacrifice as a very striking practice. Regarding this feature of the Mayan civilization, select the correct alternative:

a) The Mayans performed human sacrifices only in the city of Tikal, an important religious center.

b) The Mayans organized militias of warriors with the aim of capturing rulers or influential people of enemy cities for sacrifice.

c) The sacrificed victims did not undergo any kind of violence and humiliation, being killed with a fulminating blow to the head.

d) The Mayans sacrificed humans to keep Inti, the sun god, satisfied.

e) All victims should be killed by ajaw , priest of the Mayan religion.

Regarding the political organization of the Mayans, select the correct alternative:

a) The capital of the Mayan Empire was the city of Chichén Itzá.

b) The Mayans did not have a centralized empire, they were organized in city-states.

c) The Maya's greatest authority was the king, considered a manifestation of tonatiuh , the sun god.

d) All taxes collected by the Mayans were sent to Chichén Itzá.

e) Politics among the Mayans did not have any kind of convergence with religion.

Many historians have conducted research on the city of Chichén Itzá, currently one of the largest archaeological sites of Mesoamerican peoples. Recent studies have concluded that Chichén Itzá may have been a hybrid city, which was home to people other than the Mayans. Which people are we talking about?

a) Toltec

b) Olmec

c) Zapotecs

d) Mexicas

e) Tlaxcaltecas

The history of the Mayans has been divided by historians into three distinct phases. The main one took place between 250 AD. C. and 900 A.D. This period of Mayan history is known as:

a) Itzamná Period

b) Imperial Period

c) Classic Period

d) Sacrificial Period

e) Post-Zapotec Period

LETTER B

The Mayans organized militias that aimed to capture rulers or great personalities of enemy cities so that they could be sacrificed to the gods. Sacrificing enemy leaders brought great prestige to Mayan kings. It is important to mention that, in addition to this political role, sacrifices fulfilled an important religious role for men.

LETER B

The Mayans never formed an empire with well-established borders, because their organization took place in city-states. Thus, each city had a distinct administration and ruler. Culture was the only relationship that existed between the various Mayan cities, of which Tikal and Palenque stand out.

LETER A

Regarding the city of Chichén Itzá, many archaeologists believe that it was built and purposely inhabited by Mayans from the Putún region and by Toltec groups. The collapse of this city began around the 13th century AD.

LETTER C

Mayan history is divided into three phases:Pre-Classical Period, Classical Period and Post-Classical Period. The Classic Period of the Mayan civilization took place between 250 AD. and 900 AD, and its heyday was in the period between 600 AD. and 800 AD