Maya Civilization BrainPop

The Maya were one of the first great civilizations of the Americas.

• True

• False

Sometimes people confuse the Mayans with this society from the same Mesoamerican region.

• The Amazonians

• The Incas

• The Aztecs

• The Taínos

Their first Maya settlements are almost _______ years old

• 4,000

• 400

• 2,500

• 3,100

Choose the TRUE statement.

• The Maya were part of a centrally-controlled empire.

• The Maya civilization was a loose collection of independent states. Each had its own ruling family.

Maya were the only Native American society with a complete system of writing.

• True

• False

Maya script looks sort of like ___________.

• Chinese symbols

• braille

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

• secret codes

What are stelae?

• giant stone columns

• steel bars

• trees

• round stones

The Maya calendar is one of the most _______ in history.

• complex

• accurate

• simple

How long does it take to complete one full round of the Mayan calendar?

• 52 days

• 52 weeks

• 52 years

• 365 days