Maya

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Where did the Maya live?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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What is a city-state?

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a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

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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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The Maya used glyphs to

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represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

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What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya? Options: geometry and the use of zero, the concept of fractions and decimals, Base 10 # system and the concept of algebra, Base 20 # system and the concept of zero

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Base 20 # system and the concept of zero

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Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

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red

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While exploring an ancient Mayan ruin, you see the following symbols carved into a wall. What might they represent? Options: Description of the weather for a particular day, Tally of dried goods created in a particular year, Sacred prayer to a Mayan god, Names of all the people living in a particular town.

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Tally of dried goods created in a particular year

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Mayan astronomers built which structure to view the stars? Options: Walls, Roads, Observatories, Ball-courts

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Observatories

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What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people? Options: Avocados, Rubber, Maize (corn), Bananas

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Maize (corn)

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The Maya were polytheistic, meaning they believed in _________ god(s).

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Many