Maya Civilization

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What challenges did the ancient Maya face in the area called Petén?

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Thick forests and stinging insects

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How many independent city-states did the Maya set up?

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More than 50

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Who was the greatest Maya king mentioned in the text?

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Pacal II

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What did the Maya city-states have in terms of social structure?

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A strict class system

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What did the Maya priests try to do when drought came and threatened their crops?

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Please Chac, the god of rain

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What did royal Maya women often do to help form alliances?

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Marry into royal families in other city-states

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To whom did Maya rulers turn for advice?

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Priests

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How many major calendars did the Maya have?

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Two

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What mathematical concept did the Maya develop?

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The concept of zero

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What is one reason historians believe the Maya culture collapsed? Options: Overpopulation, Increased warfare, Natural disasters, Foreign invasion

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Increased warfare