LE 34-22 Ancient Maya Civilization Quiz

When did the ancient Maya civilization exist?

• 1000–1500 CE

• 200–900 CE

• 500–1000 CE

• 300–800 CE

What is one of the most fascinating questions about the ancient Maya civilization?

• How they built their cities

• Why they used hieroglyphs

• What happened to cause it to end

• Why they lived in Mesoamerica

What did the Maya use to carve names and dates on pyramids and temples?

• Paintings

• Hieroglyphs

• Statues

• Pottery

What do archaeologists believe happened to the Maya cities between 800 and 900?

• They were destroyed by invaders

• They were abandoned

• They were rebuilt

• They were expanded

What do archaeologists have about the disappearance of the Maya civilization?

• Proof

• Theories

• Evidence

• Records

What is one theory about what happened to the Maya farmers?

• They were replaced by a new group of people.

• They rose up against the priests and nobles.

• They migrated to another region.

• They were conquered by the Spanish.

What evidence is lacking regarding the Maya farmers?

• Evidence of a new group of people replacing the old ones in power.

• Evidence of mass burial grounds.

• Evidence of drought or heavy rainfall.

• Evidence of shifting trade routes.

What have archaeologists found about the Maya population?

• They found mass burial grounds.

• They found signs that some people died from diseases.

• They found evidence of a new group of people.

• They found evidence of a large migration.

When did most of the deaths from diseases seem to have occurred?

• Before 1500

• After 1500

• During the 1400s

• During the 1300s

What is one possible reason for the disappearance of the Maya cities?

• They were conquered by the Spanish.

• They were abandoned and swallowed up by the rain forest.

• They migrated to another region.

• They were destroyed by an earthquake.