Olmec and Maya Study Game

Where did the Olmec and Maya live?

• Mexico

• United States

• Europe

• Asia

The Olmec used what material to invent the ball?

• dirt

• clay

• rubber

• cement

The Olmec lived in what time period?

• BC

• AD

• The future

• The present

The Olmec were thought to have descended from

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Antartica

The oldest civilization was the

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

The Mayans invented a number system using ________________.

• dots and lines

• symbols

• letters and numbers

• large stones

The Mayans traded salt, seashells, and ____________.

• cacao

• soil

• vegetables

• money

True or False? The Mayans made a calendar

• False

• True

The Mayans built structures called

• castles

• caves

• pyramids

• huts

What happened to the Mayan cities?

• They left their cities.

• Nobody knows.

• They stayed in their cities.