Olmec and Maya

True or False: The Maya created one of the most splendid civilizations of all time.

• True

• False

The Olmec have been called the_____________of the Americas.

• rubber land

• mother civilization

• archaic place

True or False: Even though there were many rivers, the Olmec did not use them for transporting goods and natural resources.

• True

• False

What does the word Olmec mean?

• first Americans

• purple people

• rubber people

What did the Olmec have excellent geographical location for?

• Trading

• Farming

• Building

What did the Maya begin making for themselves around 8000 BCE?

• Art

• Money

• Homes

• Clothes

What was the largest city the Maya built?

• Tikal

• Mexico

• Guatemala

• Belize

Choose the four social classes of the Maya.

• Rulers

• Cooks

• Craftspeople and Merchants

• Common People

• Enslaved people

How many days long was the Maya calendar?

• 260

• 365

• 125

• 430

True or False: The Maya left permanent records of their lives through video tapes.

• True

• False