The Maya

In what present day country did the Maya live?

• United States

• Mexico

• Africa

• Brazil

What is a civilization?

• extra

• a group of people who are related to you

• a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion

• scientists who study artifacts and history

What is a surplus?

• an artifact

• something used for a surpise

• a group of people

• a extra amount

What allowed the Maya to have a surplus of food?

• hunting

• attacking other tribes

• their ability to farm

• gathering food from nature like berries

What was one the Mayan's biggest cities?

• Los Angeles

• Tikal

• Guatemala

• Cleveland

What digit did the Maya discover?

• 0

• 10

• 1,000,000

• -1

What did the Maya build in honor of their gods?

• houses

• trophies

• temples/monuments

• planes

The Maya came up with a very complex calendar by studying the _______________ and their movements.

• stars

• trees

• animals

• clouds

The Maya could specialize in other jobs since they had a surplus of food. What does it mean to specialize?

• have an extra amount

• be in a culture

• focus on one main thing

The Maya were one of the first groups of people in the Western Hemisphere to develop their own type of what?

• writing

• flying

• eating

• counting