Maya Civilization Quiz

How did the Maya write 7, 8, 9?

• 7: Two dots above a line, 8: Three dots above a line, 9: Four dots above a line

• 7: One dot above a line, 8: Two dots above a line, 9: Three dots above a line

• 7: Three dots above a line, 8: Four dots above a line, 9: Five dots above a line

• 7: Four dots above a line, 8: Five dots above a line, 9: Six dots above a line

What is the Maya numeral for 10?

• A line with no dots

• Two lines

• A dot above a line

• Three dots

What is the Maya numeral for 11?

• A line with one dot above

• Two lines

• Three dots

• A line with two dots above

It is Lady ___ again, in the Maya city of ___.

• Xoc, Yaxchilan

• K'abel, Tikal

• Sak K'uk', Palenque

• Ix Wak Chan Ajaw, Copan

She is with Shield ___, the ajaw of Yaxchilan.

• Jaguar

• Eagle

• Serpent

• Crocodile

Look at this map on Page 23. It is a map of Maya cities where archaeologists are still excavating. Find the Maya city where Lady Xoc and Shield Jaguar lived. Which ocean is this city closest to?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Chichén Itzá was a Maya city, what would you expect archaeologists to have found there?

• Ancient temples and pyramids

• Modern skyscrapers

• Fossilized dinosaur bones

• Medieval castles

The temple-pyramid at Chichén Itzá looks similar to or different from the one at Tikal.

• Similar

• Different

How many sides did a Maya temple-pyramid have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The Maya architect who designed this temple-pyramid might have chosen to build 365 steps because:

• It represents the number of days in a year.

• It was a random choice.

• It symbolizes the number of gods in Maya mythology.

• It was the maximum number of steps that could be built.