Mayan Quiz

Name the six components that make up a civilization?

Hint: Look on the board for the symbols

According to Mayan beliefs, who created the earth?

• Mr. Christmas

• The gods

• The Mayan

• The Aztec

According to the Mayan myth, what were the first men created out of?

• Steel

  aluminum

• slime

  mud

• Clay

  wood

• Stone

  rock

What material ended up being the best in making people?

• corn

• steel

• mud

• clay

Why was it so important for the gods to have people in their world?

• They wanted people to eat the animals

• They wanted people to live on earth

• They wanted people to work for them

• They wanted people to worship and honor them.

The Mayan people were not religious

• True

• False

What did the Mayans use for stitches?

• metal

• string

• hair and stone

• leaves

Why were the Mayans great astronomers?

• They had a moon and sky god

• They created the telescope

• They developed a calendar very accurate to the one we use today.

• They were able to count the stars

How was the Mayans math system different than ours?

• They used dots and lines to represent numbers

• They used rocks to count with

• They didn't have a math system

• They had pictures to represent numbers

Where did the Mayans live?

• beach

• rainforest

• swampy islands

• desert