The Maya: Achievements

Select all of the Mayan achievements below

• Created large Pyramids

• Created metal weapons

• Created strong fortresses

• Created advanced astronomy (study of space)

What is this?

• Mayan jewelry

• Mayan art

• Mayan game

• Mayan calendar

What is this?

• El Castillo, the great Mayan pyramid of Kuklacan

• An Egyptian Pyramid

• Temple of Tikal

• Tulum, the great walled off fortress city

What Mayan number is this?

• 20

• 1

• 5

• 10

What Mayan number is this?

• 10

• 20

• 1

• 5

From top to bottom, list these Mayan numbers

• 9, 19, 13, 27

• 13, 16, 9, 17

• 9, 16, 13, 17

• 17,13,16, 9

What was special about Mayan blue?

• It is difficult to make blue paint & it would never fade

• It was easy to make

• It was used for religious ceremonies

• It was toxic to people

Which civilization was the first to create zero?

• The Chinese

• The Maya

• The Indians

• The Greeks

What is a numeral system?

• A system of numbers based on letters in an alphabet

• A writing system for numbers

• A kind of math

• A writing system for letters

What kind of number system did the Maya have?

• Base 0 system

• Base 60 system

• Base 20 system

• Base 10 system