Maya Civilization Review

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Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya today? Panama, Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica

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Guatemala

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What made it possible for the Olmecs and the Maya to create permanent settlements?

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farming

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One group is missing from this social pyramid. What is true for only that group?

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They read the calendar.

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When a Maya couple first married, where did they go to live? Options: to a faraway city, where they could have some independence; to the husband's childhood home, where his wife helped cook; to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food; to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them.

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to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them

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How was the jaguar important to the Maya?

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It was a feature of their religion.

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What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?

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It wore out the soil.

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When the cities of the southern lowlands collapsed, what took their place?

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jungle

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Which time period does this list best describe?
- The Maya abandoned many of their cities.
- The Maya carried out larger and larger wars.
- Maya civilization produced few great cultural achievements.

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time period D

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The Maya developed an advanced understanding of: Electricity, Astronomy, Genetics, Chemistry

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Astronomy

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Where was the Maya civilization primarily located?

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Central America