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The Mayans Worksheet 3A

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Complete these labels to show how Mayan society was organised, then answer the questions.

farmers merchants labourers nobles slavesking priests craftsmen palace officials

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_ _ b _ _ _ and_ _ i e _ _ _

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m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ f _ _ _ _ _

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1. Who was the most important person in Mayan society?

2. Which group of people had the least status?

3. Merchants were more important than farmers. True or false?

4. Palace officials were less important than nobles. True or false?

5. Priests were more important than craftsmen. True or false?

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3B


Clues

Use the clues to help you complete the pyramid to show how important different people were in Mayan society, then answer the questions.

Slaves had the least status in Mayan society.

Nobles and priests were equally important.

The king was the most powerful person.

Farmers had more status than labourers but were less important than merchants.

Merchants and craftsmen were less important than

palace officials.

Palace officials were less important than priests.

Labourers were only just above slaves on the social

scale.

1. How do you think the life of a slave would have been different to the life of a priest?

2. How do you think the life of a craftsman would have been different to the life of a labourer?

3. Which of these groups of people would you have most liked to have been? Why?

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3C


Put these groups of people in the correct order on the pyramid, then describe what each group’s role in society was in the table below.

7.

6.

5.

4.

3.

2.

1.

craftsmen and merchants nobles and priests palace officialsslaves king labourers farmers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3D


Mayan City States Word Search

Choose ten Mayan city states and create your own word search for a friend to solve!Make sure you check your spelling!

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3E


Mayan City States Word Search

Use the eighteen Mayan city states on the map to create a word search for a friend to solve! Make sure you check your spelling!

The Mayans Mayan City States Map


Copan

Tikal

Quirigua

Calakmul

Bonampak

Tonina

Palenque Lamanai

CobaChichen Itza

Dzibilchaltun

Uxmal

MayapanEdzna

Tulum

Nim Li Punit

Kaminaljuyu

Yaxchilan

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3A


Complete these labels to show how Mayan society was organised, then answer the questions.

farmers merchants labourers nobles slavesking priests craftsmen palace officials

king

nobles and priests

palace officials

merchants and craftsmen

farmers

labourers

slaves

1. Who was the most important person in Mayan society?

2. Which group of people had the least status?

3. Merchants were more important than farmers. True or false?

4. Palace officials were less important than nobles. True or false?

5. Priests were more important than craftsmen. True or false?

ANSWERS

king

slaves

true

true

true

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3B


Clues

Use the clues to help you complete the pyramid to show how important different people were in Mayan society, then answer the questions.

Slaves had the least status in Mayan society.

Nobles and priests were equally important.

The king was the most powerful person.

Farmers had more status than labourers but were less important than merchants.

Merchants and craftsmen were less important than

palace officials.

Palace officials were less important than priests.

Labourers were only just above slaves on the social

scale.

1. How do you think the life of a slave would have been different to the life of a priest?

2. How do you think the life of a craftsman would have been different to the life of a labourer?

3. Which of these groups of people would you have most liked to have been? Why?

king

nobles and priests

palace officials

merchants and craftsmen

farmers

labourers

slaves

ANSWERS

Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________

The Mayans Worksheet 3C


Put these groups of people in the correct order on the pyramid, then describe what each group’s role in society was in the table below.

7.

6.

5.

4.

3.

2.

1.

craftsmen and merchants nobles and priests palace officialsslaves king labourers farmers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

kingnobles and

priests

palace officialsmerchants and craftsmen

farmers

labourers

slaves

ANSWERS

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