Maya or Aztec?

Maya or Aztec?

by Caitlin Irwin

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The Maya People lived:

• On the beaches of Florida

• On the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico

• On Southern tip South America

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The climate of the Yucatan Peninsula is:

• Tropical and wet

• Freezing and dry

• Hot Desert

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The Ancient Maya were:

• Polytheistic:

  they believed in many gods

• Monotheistic: they believed in one god

• Not religious

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Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernan Cortes

• Moctezuma

• Columbus

• John Smith

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The Ancient Maya played a game that is like modern-day:

Pick 2

• Soccer

• Basketball

• Tennis

• Baseball

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What two things did the ancient Maya believe were beautiful?

• Crossed Eyes

• Big Feet

• Flat Heads

• Short hair

• Straight Noses

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How did archaeologists know that Maya civilization ended around 900?

• It was documented in their codex

• All writing stopped around 900

• There was a great war

• The calendar ended in the year 900

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The Aztecs existed ______ the Maya People.

• After

• Before

• At the Same time

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The Aztecs live in present day _______

• Mexico

• United States

• Chile

• Yukatan Peninsula

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The Aztecs were strong _____.

• Warriors

• Astronomers

• at math

• Farmers

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What did the Aztec People think was most important?

• being a strong fighter

• learning mathematics

• studying the stars

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The Aztec People were -----

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• not religious

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The Aztec's capital city was:

• ​Tenochtitlan

• Yucatan Peninsula 

• Mexico

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What is ​a raised road built over water to connect islands to a mainland

• A causeway

• a canal

• a river

• a tunnel

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Do we know why the Aztec Empire fell?

• Yes

• No