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Mayan Civilization - Part 2
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Q1. In the Maya society, who came after the warriors?
A. farmers
B. merchants
C. slaves
Q2. What Maya number is this?
×
A. 10
B. 0
C. 5
D. 20
Q3. What was wrong with the humans after they were created?
A. They could see too far - like gods.
B. They couldn’t work.
C. They didn’t get along.
D. They stopped praising the gods.
Q4. The Mayans worshipped many gods. This means that they were
A. Polygons
B. Monotheistic
C. Polytheistic
D. Monotone
Q5. What was the sport the Mayans played
A. Pok-ta-tok
B. Handball
C. rock and sock
D. tok-da-tak
Q6. What were the Mayans known for?
A. Inventing chocolate, weaving, spices, herbs, and maps
B. Agriculture, pyramid temples, pottery, hieroglyphic writing, calendarmaking, mathematics, human sacrifice
C. Spreading Christian religion and beliefs
D. Modern science, philosophy, democratic principles
Q7. Which describes the human creation story according to the Popul Vuh?
A. Animals and plants couldn’t worship so humans were needed
B. Clay and wood humans didn’t work
C. Corn was then used to create humans as they are today
D. All of the above
Q8. The first humans were made out of
A. clay
B. corn
C. blood
D. feathers
Q9. What body of water is number 3?
×
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Caribbean Sea
D. Panama Canal
Q10. The main crop grown by the Mayans was:
A. Potatoes
B. Maize
C. Cotton
D. Jade
Q11. What was the Mayan name for the books they made?
A. glyphs
B. pamplets
C. codices
D. murals
Q12. What resource was the most valuable to the Mayans?
A. jade
B. onyx
C. turquoise
D. crystal
Q13. What is so impressive about the calendar the Maya created?
A. it has 365 days
B. it has all the same months
C. it has 700 days
Q14. What was the main reason for lack of food?
A. Heat
B. Drought
C. Overpopulation
D. lack of workers
Q15. The Mayans impressive art and architecture during their
A. Golden Age
B. Middle Age
C. Iron Age
D. Dust Bowl era
Q16. The Maya were considered one the most ___ civilizations in the Americas a before the Spanish conquest.
A. advanced
B. oldest
C. aggressive
D. long-lasting
Q17. How many calendars did the Maya used?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q18. How many Mayan books are thought to exist today?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6
Q19. The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake
A. Michigan
B. Tenochtitlan
C. Texcoco
D. Mexico
Q20. Maya cities in the Classic Age
A. had many large buildings but few temples.
B. included large stone pyramids and temples.
Q21. The Maya used ___ beans as money.
A. pinto
B. kidney
C. lima
D. cocoa
Q22. According to archaeologists, what happened to the team captain of the losing team in ollama?
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A. he was executed
B. his heart was eaten
C. he had to pay extra taxes
D. he was cut from the team
Q23. Items made by craftsmen were often traded by the elite to show as a sign of their social status.
A. True
B. False
Q24. True or False? Most of the Maya civilization was comprised of land falling between 86 degrees east latitude and 94 degrees east latitude.
A. True
B. False
Q25. The Maya religious and political system was based on the belief that rulers were in direct communication with
A. other Maya rulers
B. the Gods
C. the priests
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