Mayan Mathematics

What area of modern day central america did the Mayans not occupy?

• Mexico

• Honduras

• Cuba

• Guatemala

What number served as the base of the number system?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

What made Mayan mathematics different from Eastern Europe mathematics?

• They were generally more accurate

• They used symbols to represent quantities

• They developed the concept of 0

• They didn't use math in everyday life

What is the name of the number system that the Mayans used

• Decimal system

• vigesimal system

• place value system

• vegetable system

What symbols did Mayans use in their number system

• dots and lines

• pictures and heiroglyphs

• pebbles and sticks

• A and B

Which of these is the improved Mayan number system?

• 1, 20, 20^2...

• 1, 20, 20 x 18...

How did the Mayans use math in architecture?

• they wrote calendars into their observatory walls

• they built observatories according to a standardized formula

• the put corny math posters on the walls

• the built observatories according to their astronomical trackings

Which of these did the Mayans not do with their astronomy research?

• construct a lunar calendar

• track planetary movements

• predict eclipses

• create shadow-casting clocks

What does the Long Count Calendar do?

• count the number of days instead of years

• count the days since time began

• count the days since the Mayan era began

• count days until the end of the world

What represents a day in the Long Count calendar?

• kin

• unial

• tun

• katun