Quizizz - Mayan Culture Review 2

Which of the following is NOT an area that the Mayan Culture existed?

• the Yucatan Peninsula

• Southern Mexico

• Northern South America

• Northern Central America

Mayan written, foldable booklets are known as;

• Parchments

• Scrolls

• Codexes/Codicies

• Encyclopedias

The written language of the Mayans often carved into stone are known as;

• Text

• Glyphs

• Pictograms

• Carvings

The type of government that the Mayans had were;

• Ruled by a King

• Ruled by individual city states

• Ruled by a President voted in by the citizens

• Chosen by the Gods

Large farming areas on mountainsides are known as;

• Chinampas

• Slash and burn

• Terraces

• Hydroponics

Chinampa type farming used by the Mayans were generally located;

• In deep rainforests

• On desert type land

• On mountain sides

• In swampy areas

Large stone structures with Mayan writings on them are known as;

• Pyramids

• Stelaes

• Monuments

• Codexes

The MesoAmerican game in which the losers were often sacrificed was known as;

• Dominoes

• Ulama

• Backgammon

• Chunkey

Which of the following are associated with Mayan mathematics and astronomy.

• the concept of zero

• the base 20 system

• an accurate calendar

• Codexes and Stelaes

The top two groups in the Mayan social structures were;

• Commoners

• Artisans

• Nobles

• Priests

• Warriors