The Maya civilization Review

How many MAJOR ancient civilizations existed in south and central america?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 3

Which of the following words IN ENGLISH are from ancient civilizations?

• Chocolate

• potato

• bread

• banana

These civilizations are _______ Aztec, and Inca.

• Native American
• Maya
• Indonesian
• South African

Match the following

• did not have a written language

• Maya

• simple logograms

• Aztec

• logograms AND syllables

• Inca

The Maya empire occupied much of the territory that is now . . .

• North america
• The Yucatan Peninsula
• South America
• Northern Central American AND the Yucatan Peninsula

The Maya Civilization began around . . .

• 4,000 years ago
• 1,000 years ago
• 5,000 years ago
• 2,000 years ago

The Inca civilization is located in NORTHERN and CENTRAL Mexico

• TRUE

• FALSE

At its peak, the Maya Empire stretched across _______square miles

• 40,000
• 120
• 15,000
• 120,000

Ancient languages from Aztec, Inca and Maya culture are STILL spoken today.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Maya language is written in __________

• Chinese symbols
• stick figures
• Hieroglyphs
• They don't have a written language