Mayan Quiz #2

The Maya built _____________ temples and palaces.

• small

• tiny

• towering

• cheap

Atop the temples, ___________ performed religious ceremonies and sacrifices while people watched from the plazas below.

• priests

• shaman

• nuns

• kings

Ceremonial platforms, temples, pyramids, observatories, _______ courts all built by the Maya.

• water

• music

• ball

• animals

True or False- The Maya were NOT AN EMPIRE and NOT UNITED politically.

• True

• False

Maya civilization was made up of ________________.

• countries

• parishes

• regions

• city-states

Each city-state had its own ___________.

• Judge

• Ruler

• Consult

• Senate

Mayans were polytheistic & offered their blood, food, & sometimes ______________ sacrifices to please the gods.

• human

• animal

• time

• money

The Maya developed system of mathematics & ____________ system.

• sound

• water

• number

• mail

The Maya created an accurate calendar with 365 days that could accurately predict ____________ & finding the day of the week many thousands of years in the past or future.

• flares

• rain

• meteor showers

• eclipses

The Maya had exact knowledge of phases of the moon & cycle of ____________.

• carbon

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn