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Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________________
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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