Maya Civilization Quiz

Where did the Maya live?

• Baja California

• The Yucatan Peninsula

• Mexico City

• Chihuahua

What were the Maya able to accurately predict many years into the future?

• solar and lunar eclipses

• who won the ball game

• who would become king

• when volcanoes would erupt

The ball used in the game pok-ta-pok was made from

• cement

• feathers

• corn

• rubber

The Maya number system is based on

• 20

• 10

• 100

• 4329

What did the Maya consider beautiful?

• tattoos

• a flat forehead

• jade in their teeth

• all of the above

What did the Maya use to represent zero?

• a stick

• a stone

• a cacao bean

• a shell

An important Mayan God was

• the rain god

• the sun god

• the corn god

• all of the above

What bird's feather did the Maya value above all others?

• parrot

• turkey

• quetzal

• jaguar

What is a cenote?

• a precious stone

• an underground water source

• the name of a Maya God

• the name of a Maya city

The Maya had well established trade routes between cities.

• True

• False