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ESL5(2-3) Social Studies:What achievements are the Maya known fo

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What achievements are the Maya known for?

a)

art

b)

mathematics

c)

writing

d)

language

2.

What did the Maya do in the art area?

a)

created clay vases and bowls

b)

made jewels and small statue

c)

carved stelae

d)

created colorful fabrics and wall hanging

e)

created metal tools

3.

What tools did the Maya use?

a)

stone

b)

iron

c)

steel

d)

wood

4.

What did the Maya carve on a stelae?

a)

stories of craftpeople

b)

stories of their kings

c)

stories about how they invaded another city-states

d)

stories off how merchants trade

5.

Maya's number system based on the number......

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

5

6.

What does one dot mean in the number system?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

7.

What does one line mean in the number system?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

10

8.

What does the sea shell mean in the Maya's number system?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

20

9.

The Maya were one of the first groups of people to use the number....

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

20

10.

What is the name of the Maya's written language?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

glyphs

c)

stelae

d)

codex

11.

What is the plural noun of "codex"?

a)

codices

b)

codexes

c)

codexed

d)

codex

12.

The glyphs were pictures that represented ________, ________ and ________.

a)

words

b)

sounds

c)

objects

d)

people

13.

What did the Maya use glyphs for?

a)

to record important events of their leader

b)

to record important stories of their leaders

c)

to record how the city states worked

d)

to record the population of the Maya in different city-states

14.

What did the Maya use to create papre?

a)

tree barks

b)

tree branches

c)

animal skins

d)

rocks

15.

The Maya either used glyphs on paper or _____________.

a)

carved onto stone column

b)

onto the walls of stone buildings

c)

onto the jewelries

d)

onto the color fabrics and wall hangings