Mayan GRAPES

What peninsula was the Mayan Empire located on?

• Yucatan

• Baja California

• Florida

• Panama

What best describes the geography of the Mayan Empire?

• Tropical jungle

• Frozen tundra

• Dry desert

• Temperate grasslands

Which precious metal/mineral was not traded in the Mayan Empire?

• Gold

• Jade

• Obsidian

• Cinnabar

The Maya were polytheistic. What does "polytheistic" mean?

• Believes in many gods

• Believes in one god

• Believes in no gods

• Believes gods exist but don't need to be worshipped

What statement is true about Mayan human sacrifice?

• It happened rarely

• It happened daily

• It never happened

• Only prisoners were sacrificed

Why would Maya lower children into cenotes?

• So they could speak with the gods

• To drown them for sacrifice

• To catch fish

• To collect drinking water

What natural landmarks were Mayan Pyramids built to represent?

• Mountains

• Rives

• Glaciers

• Lakes

Mayan writing used hieroglyphics. What are "hieroglyphs"?

• Pictures representing words

• Letters put together to make words

• Fully written paragraphs

• A non written system

What day did the Maya calendar system end?

• December 21, 2012

• January 1, 2000

• April 1, 2020

• July 4, 1776

Most Maya lived in independent states linked together by what?

• Trade

• Religion

• A single ruler

• A god