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Review for our Olmec, Maya, 5 Steps to Civilization Quiz (remember Mayan Math will be on it too!).
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What modern country does NOT encompass the historic homeland of the ancient Maya?
BELIZE
HONDURAS
BOLIVIA
GUATEMALA
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Traveling in small tribes to follow or seek food sources. Portable shelter. People constantly on the move.
Division of Labor
Hunting and Food Gathering
Surplus of Food
Settlement and Food Production
3
What is this quiz on?
Maya, Olmec, 5 Steps to a Civilization, and Mayan Math. 🫠🫨
Maya, Olmec, and 5 Steps to a Civilization. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Olmec and that's definitely it.
Maya and Olmec and that's definitely it. I couldn't be more confident.
4
Who first came up with the concept of zero in Mesoamerica?
Olmec
Aztec
Inca
Maya
5
Permanent housing is established. As a result, population increases. Farming becomes the dominant form of life.
Settlement and Food Production
Hunting and Food Gathering
Division of Labor
Surplus of Food
6
Which was NOT one of the major Olmec centers?
San Lorenzo
La San Laguna
La Venta
Laguna de los Cerros
7
What was the topography of the Olmec civilizations like?
Mountainous
Desert
Topo Chico
Swampy Lowlands
8
Food is not the main concern. New occupations develop such as craftsmen and merchants. Complex writing develops.
Surplus of Food
Hunting and Food Gathering
Settlement and Food Production
Division of Labor
9
What civilization called the "People from the Land of Rubber" existed in the swampy lowlands along the Gulf of Mexico?
Olmec
Maya
Aztec
Inca
10
Which was NOT one of the major Olmec centers?
San Lorenzo
Laguna de los Cerros
La Venta
La San Laguna
11
Which civilization was located on the northern lowlands of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Olmec
12
Jade was more valuable than gold to the Olmec
False
True
13
What was so special about the Olmec's farming?
First use of horse and plow
Invention of John Deere Tractor Co.
First systematic use of fertilizers
First stone drainage system
14
A bar in Mayan math is equal to...
1
10
.05
5
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What is FALSE about the rubber ball game?
They're all true dawg, nice try.
It involved human sacrifice
The hoop was made of stone
You could only use your knees and hips
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Why was La Venta interesting?
They're all true dawg, nice try.
It's a really cool name
IDK it wasn't in the reader!!!!
It was laid out in a perfect north-south axis.
17
What was NOT an important food to the Maya and Olmec?
Bean
Corn
Squash
Banana
18
Large stone pillars ceremonially enscribed with hieroglyphs
stegasaurus
stelae
stella
stel
19
A dot in Mayan Math is equal to...
dot
1
10
.01
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Most still farming. Extra food is stored or traded. Emerging economy. Population starts to increase. Writing begins.
Surplus of Food
Hunting and Food Gathering
Settlement and Food Production
Division of Labor
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Large populations. Complex systems of government, economic, and social structures. Deep development of culture. Empire.
Hunting and Food Gathering
Settlement and Food Production
The Super Secret 6th Step ☄️🫨
The Rise of Large Cities
22
Studying for this quiz is really important to achieve strong results.
True
False
23
Which period of Mayan history included the Spanish incursion?
Postclassic period (around the 16th century)
Don't guess this one. Don't do it!!!
Preclassic period (c. 2000 BC to 250 AD)
Classic Period (around 250 ad)
24
Which period of Mayan history is incorrectly dated?
Don't guess this one.
Postclassic period (around the 16th century)
Classic Period (around 250 ad)
Preclassic period (around 250 ad)
25
What is this quiz on?
Maya, Olmec, 5 Steps to a Civilization, and Mayan Math. 🫠🫨
Maya and Olmec and that's definitely it. I couldn't be more confident.
Maya, Olmec, and 5 Steps to a Civilization. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Olmec and that's definitely it.
26
What was the approximate time period of the Olmec civilization?
1800 BCE to 700 BC
1300 BCE to 400 BCE
1800 BCE to 2023 CE
July 4th, 1776
27
Which period of Mayan history included the development of the first Maya cities?
Don't guess this one. Don't do it!!!
Postclassic period (around the 16th century)
Preclassic period (c. 2000 BC to 250 AD)
Classic Period (around 250 ad)
28
Which period of Mayan history included warring city-states such as Tikal and Calakmul?
Don't guess this one. Don't do it!!!
Preclassic period (c. 2000 BC to 250 AD)
Postclassic period (around the 16th century)
Classic Period (around 250 ad)
