History of Central America and Caribbean

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

• numbers
• letters
• hieroglyphics
• lines

How did the Mayans end?

• the Spaniards conquered them

• No one knows for sure

• Olmecs took their land

• hurricane destroyed their civilization

Select three islands settled by Arawaks.

• Cuba

• Japan

• Hispaniola

• Jamaica

Where did the Arawaks sleep?

• in hammocks

• on a bed

• on a sofa

• on a mattress

An isthmus is:

• wide section of land 
• an island
• narrow strip of land between 2 larger land areas surrounded by water
• a Mayan holiday

Central America has many descendants of what ancient civilization?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya
• English

Why do most Central Americans speak Spanish?

• The schools teach them Spanish at a young age

• They were colonized by Great Britain

• They were colonized by Spain

• The schools do not let them speak any other language

What type of government does Cuba have?

• Democracy

• Communist

• Free Enterprise

• Constitutional Monarchy