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1. The culture of the Maya was heavily influenced by who?
A
Olmecs
B
Aztecs
C
Inca
2. Where was the Mayan civilization located?
A
Central America
B
South America
C
Europe
3. The Mayans believed their gods could be appeased by what?
A
chanting
B
victory in war
C
blood
4. What view did the Mayans hold about their king?
A
he was appointed by the gods
B
he was a god
C
he was related to the gods
5. The Mayans developed their own system of writing using what?
A
pictographs
B
heiroglyphics
C
calligraphy
6. The Mayas were the first to discover what mathematical concept?
A
addition
B
algebra
C
zero
7. What did the Mayans use to study the sky?
A
telescopes
B
observatories
C
open fields
8. What was the peak of Mayan Civilization?
A
250-900 AD
B
900-250 AD
C
250-900 BC
9. What was the Maya's main crop?
A
potatoes
B
maize
C
avocados
10. What is the name of the Mesoamerican ball game?
A
Grab-your-Sock
B
Hacky-Sack
C
Pok-a-Tok
11. What body organ was essential to Mayan sacrifice rituals?
A
heart
B
lungs
C
stomach
12. How big was the estimated Mayan population
A
15 million
B
12 million
C
25 million
13. What method did the Maya use for farming?
A
chinampas
B
terraces
C
slash-and-burn
14. What language did the Maya speak?
A
Nahuatl
B
several similar ones
C
Quechua
15. What class of people were used to fight in times of war?
A
nobles
B
lower class
C
priests
16. Which Mayan city was the most powerful at the height of the civilization?
A
Copan
B
Tikal
C
Guatemala
17. Which group of people lived within the city?
A
Upper Class
B
Lower Class
C
visitors
18. Victims of human sacrifice were pulled from which groups?
A
lower class & slaves
B
nobles & lower class
C
priests & slaves
19. Which god was considered the most important god to the Maya?
A
god of the underworld
B
sun god
C
war god
20. The Maya developed two calendars. What were these calendars for?
A
farming & religious rituals
B
horoscopes & astronomy
C
farming & social events