Maya Geography Society and Religion

What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?

• geometry 
• fractions and decimals
• the concept of algebra
• the concept of zero

What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?

• geometry 
• fractions and decimals
• the concept of algebra
• the concept of zero

Why were human sacrifices made?

• too many people loved in the city
• a punishment for not following the rules
• to please the gods
• animals were considered sacred so humans were used

The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

True or False: The Maya were united under a single government ?

• True

• False

The Maya

• had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

• spoke Nahuatl

• spoke Quechua

• built chinampas on Lake Texcoco

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states connected by trade.

• True

• False

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

• They built a pyramid

• They played a complicated ball game

• They created a 365 day calendar

• all of the above

Complex society, religious ceremonies, and writing classified what era of Maya civilization?

• Pre-classic

• Post-classic

• Classic

Mayans were polytheistic.

• True

• False