Maya 2.0

The pyramid at El Mirador, at 230 feet, is the _______ structure in the Mayan world

• fattest

• tallest

• heaviest

• oldest

Mayan civilization existed from about 400 BCE until its collapse in _______

• the 900's CE

• 1890

• 2300 BCE

• despair

The Maya used the slash and burn method to clear land for ...

• airports

• agriculture

• parking lots

• better views

The result of Mayan deforestation is (choose all correct answers)

• drought

• lots of wood for building

• sedimentation of streams and ponds

• erosion

At their height in the 800's the _____________ reached 2600 __________ per square mile.

• population density, people

• altitude, feet above sea level

• clothing styles, stores

• number of holidays, too many to celebrate

By 950 CE, the Mayan population...

• adopted pacifism and renounced blood sacrifice

• was taken up in flying saucers by aliens

• continued to expand

• had crashed, 90% of the Maya perished