Sample Questions - May 21st Quiz. The format will be short answer written responses.
Sample Mayan Questions:
1. Describe how the Mayan class system helped to keep the region stable.
The Mayan class system helped to keep the region stable by everyone helping. The upper class
2. When and where was the Mayan Civilization?
Southern Mexico, 200-900 AD
3. Write a thesis statement about Mayan religion.
4. List some nouns and adjectives that describe Mayan cities.
Trade, because the cities relied on trade to provide the resources they needed to survive.
5. What happened to the Maya after AD 900?
After AD 900, the Maya stopped building houses and big buildings. They started to move out of their cities.
6. What two resources were mostly found in the lowland region of Maya territory?
Two resources found in the lowlands of Maya territory were cacao beans and cotton.
7. What factors may have caused the end of Mayan civilization?
8. What is the key difference between Mayan religious practices and Egyptian beliefs?
The Maya
9. Use the acronym GRAPES to generally describe the Mayan culture
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P: Independent city-states, each with their own ruler.
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Aztec Sample Questions:
1. Where and when did the Aztecs rule?
Modern-day Mexico, 1300-1521 AD
2. What were the four main social classes of the Aztecs?
Nobles, commoners, serfs, and enslaved people
3. The Aztecs had two calendars. Describe how they were different.
4. What geographical challenges did the Aztecs overcome?
5. Recap: The legend of the Aztec sun god was Huitzilpochtli. ( Also, the god of war).
6. Describe the Aztec Empire. ( Paragraph)
1. How did they adapt to their locations?
2. What were some of the activities that took place in the city of Tenochtitlan?
3. How might the location be both a benefit and a hindrance to the Aztecs?