The Maya

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

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True

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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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What is a city-state?

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a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

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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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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

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Which of these four countries did NOT make up part of the Maya lands? Venezuela, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico

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Venezuela

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What was the Mayan religion like?

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They believed in many gods (polytheistic)

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Which of the following is NOT a Mayan achievement?
writing and number system,
arts and architecture,
observatories and studying astronomy (the stars),
using the wheel to move heavy materials

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using the wheel to move heavy materials

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Which one is NOT a theory as to why the Mayan civilization declined? Options: drought / climate change, king overburdened the commoners and they rebelled, increase in warfare

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overabundance of crops