The Maya L5

The Maya believed that the godliest of all foods was...

• chocolate

• wheat

• maize

• potato

In the Maya creation story, what crop did the gods fashion humans from?

• chocolate

• cacao beans

• maize

• potato

The Maya loved maize because it was such a versatile crop. Versatile means that:

• it tasted good

• it was a bright colour

• it was easy to cook

• it could be used in lots of different ways

Maya rulers often wore the pelt of an animal that lived in Mesoamerica. This was the pelt of a...

• dog

• jaguar

• lion

• tiger

Lady Xoc ascended the steps of a Maya...

• plaza

• ballcourt

• palace

• temple-pyramid

In the city of Yaxchilan, on the twenty-eighth day of October in the year 709, Lady Xoc performed the Maya ritual of...

• maize planting

• bloodletting

• roasting cacao beans

• fashioning

The Maya were able to be so precise in knowing the date because of their advanced knowledge in:

• Astronomy

• Mathematics

• Agriculture

• Architecture

How did the Maya write 4?

• A single dot

• Two dots

• Three dots

• Four dots

Select the correct Maya numerals for 7, 8, and 9.

• A. 7: •••••••, 8: ••••••••, 9: •••••••••

• B. 7: ••••—, 8: ••••—•, 9: ••••—••

• C. 7: ••—•, 8: ••—••, 9: ••—•••

• D. 7: •—••, 8: •—•••, 9: •—••••

What is the Maya numeral for 10?

• A dot above two bars

• Two dots above one bar

• Three dots

• A dot above a bar