Maya

Approximately, what year did the Mayan civilization collapse?

• A.d. 250

• A.D. 900

• 2,500 B.C.

• A.D. 1,500

The head of each city-state was known as

• Halach uinic

• Ahkin

• Itzamna

• Chac

The ruins of the Mayan civilization can be found in what current countries?

• Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala

• Mexico, Belize, and Argentina

• Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru

• El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico

The Mayas worshipped

• Halach uinic

• Ahkin

• Itzamna

• Many gods and goddesses

What did the Mayas invent with their system of mathematics that had never been used before?

• Numbers written from top to bottom

• Numbers written form bottom to top

• The use of a zero

• Dots that equaled one and bars that equaled five

Who was in charge of studying astrology in the Mayan culture?

• Gods and goddesses

• The priests

• Rulers of each city

• The head astrologer

The Mayans used the most advanced system of writing in the ancient world. What was the type os writing they used?

• Glyphs

• books

• Codex

• Alphabet

There are only three Mayan books in existence today. What happened to all of their books?

• They were destroyed in floods.

• They deteriorated over time because they were so old.

• The Mayans didn't want anyone to find their books, so they destroyed most of them.

• The Spanish conquerors believed the books were evil, so they destroyed them.

What were the four things that each Mayan city had at the heart of the city? (Choose 4)

• pyramid temples

• plaza

• ball court

• houses

• city buildings

Which two items were crops that the Mayans grew?

• beans

• bananas

• avocados

• coffee