Mayan Civilization Quiz

What was constructed in 650 AD in the Mayan civilization?

• Chichen Itza ball court

• Tikal

• Spanish conquest

• Tomb of Pakal

Which cities were abandoned around 900 AD?

• Tikal, Copan, Palenque

• Chichen Itza, Tikal, Copan

• Palenque, Chichen Itza, Tikal

• Copan, Palenque, Chichen Itza

What did the Spanish not destroy?

• Architecture and artefacts

• Religious ideas

• Calendars

• Ball courts

What did the Mayans have that was very advanced?

• Systems for writing and counting

• Viking ships

• Anglo Saxon culture

• Norman architecture

What is a cenote?

• A) A type of Mayan temple

• B) A sinkhole formed by the collapse of rock

• C) A Mayan god

• D) A type of Mayan food

What is a codex?

• A) A Mayan musical instrument

• B) A collection of manuscript pages

• C) A type of Mayan clothing

• D) A Mayan festival

What is a hieroglyph?

• A) A Mayan god

• B) A system of writing using symbols

• C) A type of Mayan food

• D) A Mayan game

What is a ritual?

• A) A Mayan building

• B) An act performed as part of a religious ceremony

• C) A type of Mayan food

• D) A Mayan game

What is the slash and burn method?

• A) A way of cooking Mayan food

• B) A way of clearing farmland

• C) A type of Mayan dance

• D) A Mayan festival

What are stelae?

• A) Upright stone slabs with inscriptions

• B) A type of Mayan clothing

• C) A Mayan musical instrument

• D) A type of Mayan food