Maya Civilization

The Mayan empire was politically divided into:

• Villages

• Tribes

• City states

• kingdoms

In which of the following territories was the Mayan civilization located?

• Guatemala, Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula

• Honduras, Panama and Guatemala

• Yucatan Peninsula, Panama and Guatemala

• Panama, Columbia and Yucatan Peninsula

Mayan symbols in mathematics were were:

• A dot, a bone and a bar

• A circle, a dot and a bar

• A bar, a shell and a circle

• A dot, a bar and a shell

Which of the following was used by the Mayas as a medium of exchange at the height of their civilization?

• Gold coins

• Feathers

• Sea shells

• Cocoa beans

In what part of the world was Mayan civilization located?

• The Andes Mountains

• The Amazon Basin

• The Yucatan Peninsula

• The Atacama Desert

What was the staple crop (most important food) for the Maya civilization?

• Bananas

• Potatoes

• Maize (corn)

• Wheat

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

• glyphs

• letters

• numbers

• pictographs

Why did the Maya use the practice of human sacrifice?

• To reduce the population

• To please the gods

• To punish criminals

• To avoid using animals which were sacred

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

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

The Mayas were skillful 

• astronomers
• farmers
• mathematicians 
• all of the above