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- 1. Multiple Choice
The peninsula that the Maya lived upon.Floridian PeninsulaAndes PeninsulaThe Mexico PeninsulaThe Yucatan Peninsula - 2. Multiple ChoiceAncient Mayan books or text that they created. The Mayan made thousands of them, but only four still exist today.CodicesManuscriptsBiographiesHieroglyphs
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBuildings (sometimes pyramids) that were built by the Maya to honor their gods.SkyscrapersChurchesTemplesShrines
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA stone coffin.SledTempleSarcophagusFuneral Box
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA god who protects an aspect of Maya life, (example: Yum Kaax, the god of corn).Patron GodEvil GodBlood SacrificeReligious God
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Mayans created very accurate ones to help them keep track of their days and know when to plant and harvest crops.TemplesPyramidsPok-ta-pokCalendars
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich are legacies of the Ancient Maya?The wheel, the gun, and domesticating horsesThe cupcake, the clock, and irrigation canalsChocolate, hieroglyphs, and writing thousands of codicesElectricity, air conditioning, and using fertilizer for crops
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich two cities were famous Mayan cities?Mesopotamia and CarthageMachu Picchu and Chicken PizzaQuebec and MontrealTikal and Chichen Itza
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the system of writing called that the Maya created?LettersAlphabetSymbolicHieroglyphs
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat might happen to the losing team of an Ancient Mayan ball game?They would get a do-over.They might be sacrificed to the gods.They might be sent to Maya prison.They might be given a second place ribbon.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Maya believe in human sacrifice?They believed that blood sacrifice pleased their gods.They believed that hieroglyphs could only be written in blood.They believed that chocolate was the reason for human sacrifice.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceDue to the fact that we really do not know why the Maya left their ancient cities we sometimes call the Maya the __________ _________.Disappearing MesoamericansMysterious MayaQuestionable MayaMagical Maya
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Mayan ball game was the first __________ sport.dangerousillegalteamindividual
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Ancient Mayan story of creation in which two boys compete against the Lords of Death in pok-ta-pok and eventually become the sun and the moon.DescendentsCacao BeanHero TwinsChichen Itza
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the ancient Maya first appear in the Yucatan peninsula? Remember the skull time line you used online?900 CE300 CE600 CE2012 CE
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was responsible for burning the codices?The SpanishThe FrenchThe MayaThe Aztecs
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat modern-day countries did the Maya live in?Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El SalvadorPanama, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Costa RicaMexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, and El SalvadorPanama, Canada, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Mexico
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat types of food did the Maya eat?Steak, spaghetti, pizza, plums, grapes, and deer.Turkey, maize, duck, fish, beans, chilies, squash, and chocolate.Chicken, mashed potatoes, camel, tangerines, and onions.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat body of water borders the Yucatan Peninsula?Pacific OceanGulf of MexicoLake Mexico City
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Spanish burn the Mayan codices?They were cold and needed fuel for their fires.The Spanish wanted to see if ghosts would appear if they burned them.The Spanish thought the codices might be evil or the work of the devil.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Maya communicate with their gods?Through bloodletting/blood offering and human sacrificeSmoke signalsNeon signsVia the pony express
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an archaeologist?A mapmakerA scientist who studies past cultures by analyzing their remains.A scientist who studies current events.An expert sailor.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA game played by the ancient Maya in which a large rubber ball was volleyed back and forth on a ball court and through a ring/hoop.Hop to HopPok ta PokMaya ta MayanHok to Hok
- 24. Multiple Choice
The name of the peninsula that is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico that the Maya lived on.
Yukatan Peninsula
Yuccatan Peninsula
Yucatan Peninsula
Yucaten Peninsula
- 25. Multiple Choice
The country that borders Mexico to the south.
Venezuela
Guatemala
Columbia
The United States
- 26. Multiple Choice
Why do historians and archaeologists think the Maya disappeared from their homes?
Forest Fires made them leave
An Ice Age made them leave
War with the Aztecs made them leave.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, or drought made them leave.
- 27. Multiple Choice
The Maya conquered the Aztecs.
True
False
- 28. Multiple Choice
The Maya built temples using massive wheels to move the stone.
True
False
- 29. Multiple Choice
The Maya harvested the cacao bean.
True
False
- 30. Multiple Choice
The Mayans lived in Tikal and Chichen Itza.
True
False
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