Core Knowledge: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilization Chapter 1

The Mayan civilization is located in what kind of habitat?

• Antarctic

• The Savannah

• Dessert

• Rain Forest

What peninsula were the city-states of the Maya civilization located on?

• Manhattan

• The Yucatan Peninsula

• The Baja California Peninsula

• Seward Peninsula

Which present day country was not part of the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Guatemala

• Brazil

• Belize

• Honduras

Vocabulary: a historical region that includes what are today the central and southern parts of Mexico and the northern parts of Central America

• The Rainforest

• Mexico

• Mesoamerica

• Manhattan

The largest buildings in Maya cities were pyramids that also served as ________________.

• gyms

• cafeterias

• temples

• triangles

What is a picture or symbol representing an idea, an object, a syllable, or a sound?

• drawing

• hieroglyph

• symbols

• alphabet

The sacred book of the Maya is called the:

• Popol Vuh

• The Bible

• The Koran

• The Dictionary

The name of the game that the Maya played is ____________________.

• Popal Vuh

• Four Square

• tok-pa-tok

• Pok-ta-pok

The Maya civilization flourish during what time?

• Between 200 and 900 CE

• Between 900 and 1200 BCE

• 2010-2022 BCE

• The Ice Age

True or False: Maya priests sought to please the gods by offering sacrifices atop the pyramids.

• True

• False