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Mayan Civilization - Part 3
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Q1. A large Plaza in a city center, surrounded by temples and palaces. where religious rituals and other public ceremonies took place.
A. temple
B. church
C. Ceremonial Center
D. Castle
Q2. The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ___ in their number system.
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A. 1
B. -1
C. 0 (Zero)
Q3. In what part of the world was Mayan civilization located?
A. The Andes Mountains
B. The Amazon Basin
C. The Yucatan Peninsula
D. The Atacama Desert
Q4. The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.
A. True
B. False
Q5. What agricultural technique was used by the Maya?
A. They developed floating beds called chinampas.
B. They used slash and burn farming.
C. They were hunter-gatherers so they didn’t farm.
D. They relied on extensive trade to acquire food.
Q6. How long did the great civilization of the Maya last?
A. 350 years
B. 3,500 years
C. 35,000 years
D. 350,000 years
Q7. How did Maya Angelou show that she was determined?
A. She worked with Martin Luther King Jr. to fight civil rights
B. She tried many new careers during her lifetime
C. She was the first African-American woman to write a best-selling book
D. All of the above
Q8. Which of these was not a physical trait that was valued by the Maya.
A. Crossed eyes
B. Flat foreheads
C. Height
D. Elongated heads
Q9. MAYAS are
A. early Native Americans
B. from a Mesoamerican civilization from 2000-1500 BC
Q10. The Mayans continued to ___ differentEuropean invaders in order to protect their homeland.
A. Make treaties with
B. Fight against
C. Become allies with
D. Pay taxes to
Q11. Which of these were one of the 3 important crops of the Mayan
A. Grapes
B. Wheat
C. Strawberries
D. Beans
Q12. Who built ball courts similar to basketball?
A. Mayans
B. Aztecs
C. Inca
Q13. The Classic Age of the Maya was from
A. 1000 BC - 250 AD
B. 1000 BC- 950 AD
C. 250 AD- 1000 AD
D. 250 AD- 900 AD
Q14. What was the time period of the Mayan civilization?
A. 1200-1521
B. 400BC-1517AD
C. 1200-1572AD
Q15. What are the ingredients of the chocolate tha Mayas drank
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A. cocoa, spices, chili peppers
B. cocoa, milk powder, vanilla
C. milk, peanuts and corn
Q16. What was Chaak the god of?
A. Rain
B. Maize
C. War
D. Creation & Medicine
Q17. What modern-day countries did the Maya live in?
A. Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador
B. Panama, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
C. Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, and El Salvador
D. Panama, Canada, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Mexico
Q18. When might slaves be sacrificed to the gods?
A. after being captured in war
B. upon the deaths of their owners
C. when the priests required it
D. whenever their owners wished
Q19. King, ___, warriors, merchants, farmers, slaves.
A. popes
B. priests
C. missionaries
D. monks
Q20. "Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound." This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call
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A. Sanskrit
B. Hieroglyphs
C. Arabic
D. Cyrillic
Q21. An independent government where a large city rules the surrounding area is called
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A. empire
B. country
C. city-state
D. poytheistic
Q22. The end of the Mayan Empire happened with the collapse of which part of the Empire?
A. The Lowlands
B. The Highlands
Q23. ___ played a key role in Maya civilization.
A. building huts
B. fishing
C. hunting
D. agriculture
Q24. Which of the following was the Mayan capital
A. Taenochtitlan
B. Cuzco
C. Copan
D. Chichen Itza
Q25. The Maya recorded all their history in a book called
A. Solstice
B. Papyrus
C. Codex
D. Glyph
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