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What did the Maya calendars keep track of?

Tenochtitlan was once, one of the biggest cities in the world with 150,000 to 200,000 people residing it in.

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1
Tenochtitlan was once, one of the biggest cities in the world with 150,000 to 200,000 people residing it in.
False
True
2
What did the Maya calendars keep track of?
When to harvest crops and move to other locations
When to celebrate religious holidays.
Their sacred rituals, naming children and predicting when to go to war
Holidays, birthdays and when to build their homes
3
How did the political structures of the Mayans and Aztecs differ?
The Mayans had a written constitution, while the Aztecs did not
The Mayans were an empire, while the Aztecs were a city state
The Mayans had a council of nobles, while the Aztecs had a absolute monarch
The Mayans had a matriarchal society, the Aztecs had a patriarchal society
4
Which of the following cities was the Aztec's capital city?
Machu Pichu
Chichen Itza
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
5
A pyramid is a monumental structure with a square or triangular base
True
False
6
Which of the following contributed to the demise of the Maya Civilization?
war with competing cities
Spanish conqistadors invaded their city-states
a change in the environment
it is still a mystery today
7
What is a group of states or people under an emperor or empress called?
pyramid
empire
maize
city-state
8
Which civilization established their city-states along the Yucatan Peninsula?
the inca
the olmec
the Maya
the aztec
9
Which of the following is an example of one of the notable achievements of the Maya civilization
the creation of ovens
the creation of transportation
the creation of digital clocks
the creation of a writing system