HW New World Civilization Quiz

The cultivation of corn exploded allowing Maya culture to flourish and expand.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is believed that the Olmec civilization has spurred advances in Maya architecture that resulted in the construction of huge ritual complexes surrounded by cities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Maya’s pyramid temples and grand buildings were richly decorated with sacred art dedicated to the gods.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Mayans ruled as a unified empire according to scholars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Archaeological evidence indicates that in the year 2018, the city suffered a violent attack.

• TRUE

• FALSE

By the end of the Classic period, Maya sculptors had stopped carving monuments, scribes had ceased recording their rulers’ deeds, and workers had halted construction on palaces and temples.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The remains of Maya architecture provide intriguing insights into the speed of the collapse.

• TRUE

• FALSE

One of the last buildings erected in the city featured murals showing victory and royal ceremony.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The buildings were carved with the Mayans’ great heroes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Builders began to work on a great temple that eventually finished at the end of year 810.

• TRUE

• FALSE