Mayan Achievements

Mayan Achievements

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Mayan Achievements

Mayan Achievements

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History

5th Grade

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Created by

Mchelle Dsouza

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Maya sometimes build their homes on platforms of dirt or stone?

Select one option.

To get closer to the gods

To protect from floods.

To get above snakes and bugs

To get a better breeze in the heat

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the most common food of the Maya?

Rice

Chicken

Maize

Wheat

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Maya had three calendars including a solar calendar and a historical calendar. What was the third type of calendar?

Farming

Weather

Scientific

Religious

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What symbol did the Maya use to represent the number 5?

Four lines with a slash across

A snake

A vase

A horizontal bar

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are hieroglyphics?

Books with accordion-like pages

Priests who knew how to write

A type of writing using symbols

The months of the Maya calendar

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Maya recorded all their history in a book called_________

Solstice

Papyrus

Codex

Glyph

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the jungle bird with feathers that the Maya used in their feathered clothing and headdresses ?

Houbara

Humming bird

Parrot

Quetzal

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