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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Where did the Mayans live?
Desert of South America
Arctic Circle
Southern Mexico and Central America
Woodlands of North America
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What two contributions did the Mayans make to the modern world?
Hieroglyphics
Pueblo villages
Floating gardens
Math and the number zero
Cities of gold
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
When did the Mayan empire exist?
2500 BC - 900 AD
1000 BC - 2012 AD
900 AD - 1350 AD
200 AD - 1800 AD
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What was the Mayan religion like?
They believed in one god
They believed in many gods (polytheistic)
They didn't believe in any gods
They didn't believe in animal or human sacrifices
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
How did the Mayan civilization end?
A neighboring tribe conquered them
They were captured by Portuguese sailors
Cortes conquered them
They abandoned their cities and disappeared
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What was true about the Mayan calendar?
The calendar wasn't accurate
The Mayans were not concerned about dates
The Mayans used the wrong stars to calculate their calendar
The calendar had 365 days
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What was the main crop for the Maya people?
Beans
Squash
Corn
Chili peppers
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
How did the Mayan people communicate?
They used hieroglyphics
They used sign language
They only used oral language and story telling
Each city-state spoke its own language
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Why were the Mayans considered "mysterious"?
They chose not to communicate with their neighbors
They abandoned their cities and disappeared
They didn't leave anything for people today to see or study
They didn't want to be seen or heard
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
What does BC mean?
Before civilization
By culture
Beyond Christ
Before Christ
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Which TWO labels mean time before the year "0"?
BC and AD
AD and BCE
BC and BCE
AD and ADD
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe Mayans lived in which area of the world:South America: Peru and EcuadorCentral America: Guatemala and MexicoNorth America: Southern United States and MexicoAfrica: Zimbabwe and Lesotho
- 13. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following Mayan social class had the most population and did the hardest work?KingFarmers and SlavesPriestsMerchants and Artisans
- 14. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich statement below is NOT true about the Mayan Pok-a-tok game?This is a ball game played by two teams of nobles.Players tried to hit a rubber ball through a stone hoop.Members of the losing team may have been sacrificed.Players would hit the rubber ball with a bat like in baseball.
- 15. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich sentence below most accurately describes Mayan religion?Religion was central to Mayan culture as they worshiped many gods and made many sacrifices, including human sacrifices.The Mayans were largely catholic because of the Spanish influence.Religion was central to the Mayan culture as Mayans had a single god that they worshipped.Mayans were Christians that made many sacrifices, including human scarifices.
- 16. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich statement below is NOT true about the Mayan Pok-a-tok game?This is a ball game played by two teams of nobles.Players tried to hit a rubber ball through a stone hoop.Members of the losing team may have been sacrificed.Players would hit the rubber ball with a bat like in baseball.
- 17. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in:astronomy and physicsastronomy and agricultureastronomy and mathematicsmathematics and art
- 18. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhich animal was important in the Mayan religion?jaguarlionmonkeyhorse
- 19. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThis is a term for "Middle America" refers to Mexico, Central America, and the Northern part of South America.Sub SaharaMesoamericaSahelCaribbeano Centralio
- 20. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptWhy were human sacrifices made?too many people loved in the citya punishment for not following the rulesto please the godsanimals were considered sacred so humans were used
- 21. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The ballgame that Mayas watched for entertainment was also
A sacred ritual
A game everyone played
a test of intellect
the way new kings were picked
- 22. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop
Potatoes
Maize
Rice
Cotton
- 23. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.
True
False
- 24. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
In the Maya culture, priests were
not that important
the second to lowest class of society, above serfs
equal to farmers because there were so many of them
ranked just below the king and revered as equally as warriors
- 25. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The Maya priests were supposed to
decide when to plant crops
decide when people could marry
conducted important religious rituals and ceremonies
all of the above
- 26. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Who was a very important god to the Maya religion?
the god of Maize
the god of the temples
the god of dirt
the god of wind
- 27. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
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
- 28. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Most Maya scribes recorded their people's history in a folded book made of tree bark called
a glyph
a book
a stelae
a codex
- 29. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptMayan astronomers built which structure to view the stars?WallsRoadsObservatoriesBall-courts
- 30. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.Ball-game courtsTemplesMilitary BarracksTrade Ports
- 31. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptThe Maya recorded their history on stone columns called ________.TemplesBall CourtsMarketplacesStelae
- 32. Multiple-choice1 minute1 ptThe pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are callednumberslettershieroglyphicslines
- 33. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
The Mayans impressive art and architecture during their______.
Golden Age
Middle Age
Iron Age
Dust Bowl era
- 34. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
When were the Mayan cities abandoned?
900 A.D.
350 B.C.
900 B.C.
350 A.D.
- 35. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Here is an example of Mayan hieroglyphics. Both the Egyptians and the Mayans used hieroglyphics as a type of writing to represent _______________________.
birds and other animals.
sounds, words, and ideas.
their gods.
prayers from the gods.
- 36. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Mayan city-states were ruled by ______________.
presidents.
priests.
kings.
a democracy.
- 37. Multiple-choice45 seconds1 ptAround which type of structure were Mayan cities built?farmstemplessports arenagrave yards
- 38. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 pt
Which Mayan god am I?
Hun Hunahpu, the maize god.
Itzamna, one of the creator gods.
Ix Chel, goddess of healing, childbirth, weaving and the moon.
Chac, god of rain, storms, war and sacrifice.
