The Maya

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The Maya

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had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

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The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society

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True

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Where did the Maya live?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

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True

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The Maya priests were supposed to: decide when to plant crops, decide when people could marry, conducted important religious rituals and ceremonies.

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all of the above

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Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

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to please the gods and get a good harvest

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Which shows the correct Maya class system? Options: King, priests & warriors, merchants & craftspeople, farmers & slaves, Kings, priests, warriors, then farmers, Kings, warriors, priests & merchants, farmers, Kings, priests, farmers, slaves

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King, priests & warriors, merchants & craftspeople, farmers & slaves

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Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?

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Farmers

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To please the gods, the Maya offered food & animals, plants & precious objects, human sacrifice, or all of the above?

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all of the above

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Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers? Options: They built a pyramid, They played a complicated ball game, They created a 365 day calendar, all of the above

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They created a 365 day calendar