Ancient Maya Trueflix Quiz

The Ancient Maya lived in city-states in/on the ______________

*Choose all the correct answers

• Latin American

• Mesoamerica

• South America

• Yucatan Peninsula

The Ancient Mayans were very skilled in ___________________ .

• farming

• exploring

• running

• sailing

The people at the lowest level of the Mayan society were known as ______________.

• Kings

• Warriors

• Slaves

• Farmers

What was a sign of beauty to the Mayans?

• Big shoulders

• Pink hair

• Cross Eyes

• Scars

What is an ancient form of picture writing that consists of symbols that represent words, sounds, and objects?

• Morse Code

• Alphabet

• Spanish

• Hieroglyphics (glyphs)

What was an important part of the diet for the Ancient Mayans?

• Maize (corn)

• Tacos

• Bison

• Beans

• Rice

The Mayans were ahead of their time in writing, art, and science.

• True

• False

Slash and Burn agriculture helped the Mayans crops grow and gave them space to build their city-states.

• True

• False

The mayans were able to build this temple (El Castillo) by using metal tools.

• True

• False

A large slab of stone on which the Ancient Maya recorded important events.

• Codex

• Stelae

• Cenote

• Chultun