Mysteries of the Maya

What does the word "glyphs" mean?

• a computer game

• shapes/writing that stand for words

• coloring picture page

• it's like a graph used in math

How did the Maya people honor their kings?

• by saying 'thank you'

• by washing their clothes

• by painting and carving pictures in stone

• by giving a high five

Who was Diego de Landa?

• a Spanish priest who had written a book matching glyphs to Spanish letters

• a Russian king who had written a book matching glyphs to Russian letters

• a Canadian hunter to had found the glyphs in the caves

• an American who lived with the Mayan cultures

The scholars discovered a pattern of bars and dots. What did the bars and dots stand for?

• numbers/dates

• candy

• letters/alphabet

• population of people

The Mayas had a pot that held what? The top glyph stands for the word "cacao." What does "cacao" mean?

• coffee

• candy

• chocolate

• celery

How do we know that Mayas were artists?

• They wrote about it in the book.

• Murals were discovered in pyramids.

• Mrs. Heitman told us they were.

• The Mayans were not artists.

The book stated, "Tikal is one of the most beautiful places ever." Is this a fact or opinion?

• Fact

• Opinion

What was the Maya's main food?

• chili

• cheeseburgers

• corn

• pizza

Why did the Maya cities disappear?

• War

• Lack of rain

• Farming hurt the rain

• No one really knows

How do the Maya live on today?

• Speak the Mayan languages

• fly huge, round kites

• follow old customs

• all of the above