Term 2 - Final revision

The Maya used an ................................... to watch the movement of the sun, moon and stars. They used the positions of the stars to decide when to go to war.

• Tower

• Observatory

• Pyramid

In times of war, ...................... led the army to battle.

• Nobles

• Kings

• Merchants

Obsidian is a type of glass found in ........................

• Tropical rain forests

• Volcanic areas

• Coastal cities

The solid line in Mayan represented the number ................

• Zero

• One

• Five

Thatched roofs are roofs made from ..........................

• Mud and sticks

• Stone

• Straw

The Mayan ................... represented words, sounds or objects.

• Letters

• Glyphs

• Writing

Only ..................... codices have survived from the Mayan civilization.

The Mayan numbering system is based on the number ........................

• 20

• 10

• 100

The merchants agreed how much of their goods they would swap for something they wanted. This is called ....................

• Exchange

• Bartering

• Selling

The Maya used metals tools for building.

• True

• False