Mayan Civilization Quiz

What peninsula was the Maya civilization located on?

• Barrow

• Yorke

• Yucatan

• Iberian

What indigenous group strongly influenced the Mayans?

• the Navajos

• the Olmec

• codex

• the government

What were the two calendars called that the Mayans created?

• Tzolkin and Haab

• Hebrew and Lunar

• Julian and Solar

• Buddhist and Hindu

True or False. City-states fought one another to capture enemies & sacrifice them to their gods.

• True

• False

What were the long sheets of paper that were folded up to make accordion-style books called?

• astronomy

• Tikal

• codex

• the Olmec

What method did Mayans use to prepare their fields for planting crops?

• tilling the fields

• Slash and burn

• terrace farming

• plowing

What were small, flat fields that were cut into hills and mountains that looked like steps called?

• the Yucatan

• pyramids

• slash and burn

• terrace farms

True or False. Mayans participated in religious ceremonies, including human sacrifice.

• True

• False

How many different glyphs were there?

• 1,000

• 800

• 600

• 200

What did the Mayans develop the mathematical concept of?

• one

• zero

• a hundred

• thousand