Maya

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

The Maya had advanced scientific knowledge, but they did not develop

• a system of numbers.

• a system of writing

• an accurate calendar

• telescopes

What is a city-state?

• an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

• the building where a bureaucrat works

• the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

• a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• houses

• observatories to study the stars

• pyramids

• ball courts

The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.

• Ball-game courts
• Temples
• Military Barracks
• Trade Ports

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

Why did they have two separate calendars?

• 1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
• 1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
• 1 was for the day and the other was for the night
• The different kings could not agree on just one calendar

The Mayans were able to construct entire city-states without what modern invention?

• The Shovel
• The Wrench
• The wheel

Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?

• To avoid the Spanish
• Overly populated
• Disease & warfare
• No one really knows