Ancient Maya Quiz

Mayan artwork focused on _________.

• religion

• cotton

• the king

A tall stone slab covered with carvings and writing is called a ________.

• book

• stela

• tablet

_________ can learn a lot about the Mayan civilization from artistic scenes on pottery.

• Archeologists

• Priests

• Dinosaurs

Maya craftsmen used ________ to make tall headdresses for the nobles.

• stone

• shells

• feathers

_________ was the most common food for the Mayans.

• Maize

• Corn

• Wheat

Mayans used _______ for money.

• cacao seeds

• shells

• money

Kings were the leaders of the _______.

• city-states

• churches

• country

_______________ was celebrated every 52 years.

• Moon Festival

• Sun Festival

• New Fire Festival

Hieroglyphics was a type of writing using symbols.

• True

• False

Mayans predicted that the world would come to an end in the year 2024 CE.

• True

• False