Maya 4.0 + other civilizations

In 800CE, Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. That same year...

• The Maya were still living in small villages

• Mayan civilization had already collapsed

• Mayan population hit its peak density

• No pyramids weree built anywhere in the Maya lands

In 250 BCE, the Chinese Emperor built the Great Wall. At the same time, the Mayans...

• were still hunter-gatherers

• had mastered the technology to fly

• were building their first great pyramids

• built their own Great Wall aound the whiole Mayan Empire

Unlike the Romans, the Mayans did not wage wars of Imperial conquest. Mayan wars...

• were fought with light sabres

• were fought between nearby city-states

• were replaced by a Mayan Olympics competition

• resulted in the deaths of 90% of the population

Like the Olmecs, the Mayans had a _____________ to keep track of seasons

• announcement system

• master weather-watcher

• almanac

• calendar

Like the Ancient Egyptians, the Maya used a writing system of hieroglyphs, which are...

• a kind of writing reserved for kings

• pictures that represent objects and sounds

• colorful cartoon stories

• so numerous that no one could learn to read

Like the Chinese, the Maya wrote books with text and illustrations. There are so few remaining Maya books because...

• Mayan readers wore them out

• few Mayan books were produced

• the Mayans ritually burned their books

• the Spanish conquerors believed the books were full of devils, and burned them

The Maya creator spirit Heart-of-Sky is disappointed by the animals he created, because...

• they all run away when he approaches

• they keep preying on and eating each other

• the creatures can only squawk and howl. They do not speak or praise Heart-of-Sky

• they aren't as colorful as he had hoped

The Mayan creation story that tells of Heart-of-Sky's attempts to make people is called...

• The Mayan Bible

• The Popul Vuh

• The Gospel of Nahuatl

• Popular Mechanics

Like the Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, the Mayans built pyramids. The largest Mayan pyramid was...

• almost as tall as the Empire State building

• taller than the Khufu pyramid in Egypt

• not even as tall as he Sphinx

• only 37 feet tall