Mayan Mathematics Quiz

What number was considered sacred by the Maya as it represented the number of fingers and toes a human being could count on?

• 10

• 40

• 20

• 30

Which number was sacred as the number of original Maya gods?

• 21

• 26

• 13

• 7

What number represented the number of years in a 'bundle' for the Maya?

• 65

• 52

• 39

• 26

What number had sacred meaning as the number of Maya gods of the night?

• 300

• 100

• 400

• 200

What did the Maya use as number signs in their mathematics?

• Numbers

• Head glyphs

• Symbols

• Letters

What was the base of the Mayan number system?

• Base 40

• Base 20

• Base 10

• Base 30

When did the Maya independently develop the concept of zero?

• 200 CE

• 36 BCE

• 500 CE

• 100 CE

What was the symbol used by Mayan to represent the number zero?

If in Mayan Numeral system one bar is equivalent to 5 and one dot is equivalent to 1, what is two bars and one dot added to one bar and two dots equal to?