What was the Mayan way of farming?

Answer 1

1. According to legend, the Aztec God of War told them to build their capital where they saw "an eagle perched on a cactus and holding a snake in its beak." This image forms part of what modern nation's flag today? (1 point)

• (0 pts) Colombia
• (1 pt) Mexico
• (0 pts) Panama
• (0 pts) Peru

1 /1 point 2. The Olmec were known for their huge carved stone (1 point)

• (0 pts) altars.
• (0 pts) boats.
• (0 pts) houses.
• (1 pt) heads.

1 /1 point 3. What farming technique did Mayan farmers use that allowed them to convert ash to fertilizer? (1 point)

• (1 pt) slash-and-burn agriculture
• (0 pts) fire farming
• (0 pts) ash agriculture
• (0 pts) floating farms

1 /1 point 4.

The Mayas developed a system of writing using(1 point)

• (0 pts)

  365 characters.

• (1 pt)

  hieroglyphics.

• (0 pts)

  the same letters we use.

• (0 pts)

  stone pens.

1 /1 point

The final score is 4/4 (100%).

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Answer 2

Maya farmers used a method called slash and burnbefore they began planting crops. Slash and burn farming was a lot of hard work for Maya farmers. First, the farmer cut down all the trees in the area he wanted to plant crops in. Cutting down the trees was the "slash part" of the slash and burn farming method.

Next, he burned the tree stumps, and the trees he had cut down. The ashes from the fires mixed with the soil. The ashes made the soil rich, or fertile. Fertile means good for growing things.

After this, the farmers planted seeds in the soil and waited for their crops to grow. The crops they grew included maize (corn), squash, beans, chili peppers, and cacao (cocoa), which is used to make chocolate.

Farmers in the highlands used the slash and burn farming method, also. There were forests in the highlands, but they were not tropical rainforests. This is because the highlands were drier than the southern/central lowlands. They were drier because there are not many rivers or swamps in them. The southern/central lowlands have rivers running through them, and many swamps. The lowlands receive a large amount of rain - sometimes up to 160 inches of rain in one year!

Answer 3

The Mayan 's way of farming was Slash-and-Burn farming.

Answer 4

We use slash and burn. they Raised fields for farming and grew corn, beans, cacao, Chile, maguey, bananas, and cotton.

Answer 5

well by using stones that are carved and using there plant they want to use

Answer 6

They farmed mainly corn. They also farmed cacao, for their currency and a drink like Hot Chocolate they made.

Answer 7

The Mayan civilization fished in lakes for fish and harvested crops such as squash and corn.

Answer 8

They used a farming method called terrace farming. They would farm on steps going up a hill. The main poInt of it was to slow the runoff of irrigation water. Very smart idea.