Maya Quiz

The Maya lived (and still do) in which region of the world?

• Arabian Peninsula

• Italy

• West Africa

• Central America

The Maya did not write with letters, instead they used symbols and pictures called

• Pictographs

• Astrology

• Hieroglyphs

• Petroglyphs

The Maya lived in all of the current countries, except

• Mexico

• United States

• Guatemala

• Belize

Maya built many of their most important buildings in the shape of a

• Cone

• Cube

• Globe

• Pyramid

The civilization that came before the Maya from whom they took much of their culture was the

• Romans

• Olmecs

• Griots

• Muslims

Josh Gates explored a massive area of lost cities, the main one is called

• Flores

• Guatemala

• El Mirador

• Guatemala City

Who could read and write in Maya society?

• Everyone

• The Kings

• Merchants

• Priests and Nobles

Why would it be important to NOT teach people to read and write?

• You can control knowledge and therefore power

• It was too hard for everyone to learn

• Not enough schools

• Teachers didn't get paid enough

What important role did Maya peasants (common people) have?

• They would preform rituals

• They could make all the useful items for society

• They would grow crops to feed everyone

• They were the rulers of society

The Maya mostly lived in

• The Jungle

• The Desert

• The snow

• Near large rivers