Civilizations of the Americas: Aztec, Inca, Maya

Where did the Maya live?

• Arctic

• Yucatan Peninsula

  (Central America)

• South America mainly Peru

The______ ​ civilization was a group of connected city-states.

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The Maya had advanced scientific knowledge, they developed...

• a system of numbers.

• a system of writing

• an accurate calendar

• telescopes

What is a city-state?

• a field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

• The building where a bureaucrat works

• the great pyramid at the center of the city

• a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• houses

• fields

• pyramids

• ball courts

The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.

• Ball-game courts
• Temples
• Military Barracks
• Trade Ports

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

Why did they have two separate calendars?

• 1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
• 1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class

The game played at Mayan ball courts was called

• soccer

• pok-a-tok

Which physical region did the Maya civilization inhabit?

• The Amazon Basin
• The Andes Mountains
• The Atacama Desert
• The Yucatan Peninsula