Maya Civilization

Maya Civilization

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The Maya Civilization were called the ...

• people of the sun

• people of the maize

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The Maya people lived in

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Southern Mexico

• Guatemala

• Mesoamerica

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The Maya class structure was the king first, next the merchants and craftspeople, then priest and warriors, and finally the slaves and farmers.

• True

• False

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Who conducted religious ceremonies?

• the king

• the farmers

• the priest

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Who were the slaves?

• Prisoners of war

• Farmers

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The Maya people worshipped the

• sun god

• rain god

• warrior god

• fire god

• maize god

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The Maya made offerings to the gods like food, animals, and human sacrifice.

• True

• False

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The Maya like ancient India developed the concept of zero.

• True

• False

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The Maya had three symbols for numbers:

• rock for zero

• shell for zero

• dot for one

• bar for five

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The Maya observed and predicted the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets to know when to

• plant and harvest

• provide offerings to the gods

• marry

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The Maya were excellent mathematicians.

• True

• False

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They developed a 565 day calender.

• True

• False

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The Maya writing system consisted of symbolic pictures called...

• codex

• glyphs