The Ancient Maya

The peninsula that the Maya lived upon.

• Floridian Peninsula
• Andes Peninsula
• The Mexico Peninsula
• The Yucatan Peninsula

Ancient Mayan books or text that they created. The Mayan made thousands of them, but only four still exist today.

• Codices
• Manuscripts
• Biographies
• Hieroglyphs

Buildings (sometimes pyramids) that were built by the Maya to honor their gods.

• Skyscrapers
• Churches
• Temples
• Shrines

A stone coffin.

• Sled
• Temple
• Sarcophagus
• Funeral Box

A god who protects an aspect of Maya life, (example: Yum Kaax, the god of corn).

• Patron God
• Evil God
• Blood Sacrifice
• Religious God

The Mayans created very accurate ones to help them keep track of their days and know when to plant and harvest crops.

• Temples
• Pyramids
• Pok-ta-pok
• Calendars

Which are legacies of the Ancient Maya?

• The wheel, the gun, and domesticating horses
• The cupcake, the clock, and irrigation canals
• Chocolate, hieroglyphs, and writing thousands of codices
• Electricity, air conditioning, and using fertilizer for crops

Which two cities were famous Mayan cities?

• Mesopotamia and Carthage
• Machu Picchu and Chicken Pizza
• Quebec and Montreal
• Tikal and Chichen Itza

What was the system of writing called that the Maya created?

• Letters
• Alphabet
• Symbolic 
• Hieroglyphs

What might happen to the losing team of an Ancient Mayan ball game?

• They would get a do-over.
• They might be sacrificed to the gods.
• They might be sent to Maya prison.
• They might be given a second place ribbon.