Fast & Curious - Maya 2.0

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What did the Maya do with cacao beans?

• used them as decorations

• used them as money

• made chocolate

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What was a Mayan ball court shaped like?

• a jaguar head

• a capital letter "i"

• a star

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Recently, scientists used _________ to locate Mayan cities hidden in the jungle.

• lasers

• cell phones

• drones

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What is a farming technique Mayans used that did not require clearing land?

• floating raised-earth platforms

• hanging tree canopy containers

• moveable terra cotta containers

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What did the Mayans create by tracking the movement of the planets?

• a calendar

• a map

• a writing system

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How were pictures used in the Mayan writing system?

• to show meaning

• to show artistic talent

• to show location

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What are Mayan books called?

• codices

• Kan Bahlam

• Calakmul

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The Maya used a straight line for which number?

• 0 (zero)

• 5 (five)

• 20 (twenty)

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Who was at the BOTTOM of the Maya social pyramid?

• ruler

• slaves

• merchants

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Who led rituals, performed sacrifices, and told the future?

• priest

• nobles

• peasants

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What is a ritual?

• a set of actions that is ALWAYS PERFORMED THE SAME WAY as part of a religious ceremony

• a set of actions that is NEVER PERFORMED THE SAME WAY as part of a religious ceremony

• a set of actions that is SOMETIMES PERFORMED as part of a religious ceremony

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What is a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods?

• sacrifice

• slash-and-burn

• bounty

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The Mayans placed little stones______.

• on their teeth

• on their foreheads

• in their hair

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What is the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America called?

• Mesoamerica

• Northern South America

• Southern North America