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1
What word is NOT related to the word "scribe"?
irrigation
inscription
text
glyph
2
Which of the following may have led to the collapse of the Mayans? Check all that apply.
drought
disease
Population growth
invaders
3
What type of farming involves the following techniques removing the forest and eventually using the ashes?
Slash and Burn
Terrace farming
Trench farming
Irrigation farming
4
A person who learns about the past by studying artifacts is a(n)___________?
Mathematician
Archaeologist
Anthropologist
Astronomer
5
Cacao Beans were used to make this drink?
lemonade
coffee
wine
hot chocolate
6
Select all the items that were traded FOR by the Mayans.
feathers
jade
cacao beans
corn
7
Roughly how many different Mayan glyphs are there?
80
36
800
250
8
What would you be studying if you were in an observatory?
the crops
humans and their culture
the stars and planets
the oceans
9
What is a codex?
A Mayan main dish
A Mayan book
A Mayan farming tool
A Mayan town
10
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Mayans?
the wheel
the calendar
the number zero
observatories
11
What body of water was closest to the Mayan civilization?
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande River
Indian Ocean
12
What word is related to the word "ruins"?
artifact
surplus
agriculture
the 21st century
13
Surplus means ...
Not enough
Too much
Very Little
More than enough/extra
14
What word means a belief in more than one god?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Deity
Polygon
15
What type of farming is done on leveled areas of highlands?
slash and burn
gardening
irrigation
terrace
16
Mayan writing was known as ...
cuneiform
symbols
glyphs
codex
17
Which of the following was not an example of Mayan architecture?
pyramids
ball courts
observatories
causeways
18
Why did the Mayans use the practices of bloodletting and human sacrifice?
to scare their enemies
to please the gods
for entertainment
for medical treatment
19
Which of the following was not a crop of the Mayan farmers?
Pinapples
Pumpkins
Corn
Squash
20
What appears as a shadow every equinox on the pyramid at Chichen Itza?
a priest
a bird
a jaguar
a serpent
21
On what peninsula did the ancient Mayans live?
Florida
Baja
Iberian
Yucatan
22
What precious stone was used for making arrowheads, spearheads, and knives?
onxy
obsidian
iron
brass
23
In the Mayan ballgame, Pok a Tok, what was an automatic way to win?
The most catches
The ball hits the marker the most
The most tackles
The ball goes through the ring
24
How many steps were on each side of the pyramid at Chichen Itza?
9
365
91
190
25
Which of the following was NOT a city-state of the Mayans?
Chichen Itza
Teotihuacan
Palenque
Tikal
26
Which of the following is not a requirement to be a "civilization"?
Coin Money
Religion
Food Surplus
Architecture
27
Which of the following was so valuable it was used as money?
squash
pumpkins
corn
cacao beans
28
The Mayans lived in what region of the world?
Mesopotamia
South America
Mesoamerica
Europe
29
Chac was a very important god. What was he the god of?
rain
moon
underworld
sun
30
In ballgame (Pok A Tok), what could happen to the losing team?
They become slaves to the winners.
They are sacrificed to the gods.
They are thrown out of the village.
They are awarded a rematch.
