The Maya L3

The _____ civilisation lived in cities around the Yucatan peninsula and spoke a language called _____.

• Maya, Mayan

• Aztec, Nahuatl

• Inca, Quechua

• Olmec, Mixe-Zoque

The Maya civilisation lasted for over 3,500 years. In the Mayan language, they could write a word in two different ways. The Maya could write a symbol for the word (jaguar) or they could write the syllables of the word. This is the symbol for an animal called a _____.

• jaguar

• panther

• leopard

• tiger

An archaeologist was excavating on top of a Maya _________.

• temple-pyramid

• village

• marketplace

• forest

The archaeologist noticed that one of the large square ______ had strange holes in it.

• flagstones

• pillars

• walls

• roofs

When he excavated deep inside, he found a body that was _______ with jade jewellery.

• adorned

• covered

• decorated

• embellished

The body belonged to a ruler called Lord _______.

• Pakal

• Tutankhamun

• Ramses

• Akhenaten

You need to find the year AD 615. This is the year that Lord Pakal became the ruler of one of the Maya cities.

• AD 600

• AD 615

• AD 620

• AD 630

Lord Pakal ruled for 68 years. In what year did he die?

• AD 683

• AD 700

• AD 650

• AD 690