Mayan Civilization
  • 1. An upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone depicting a king’s accomplishments.
A) polity
B) codex
C) stelae
D) constellation
  • 2. A political organization that is self-ruling
A) autonomous
B) fragmented
C) monotanous
D) deciduous
  • 3. An organized society, such as a nation, having a specific form of government
A) stelae
B) codex
C) polity
D) constellation
  • 4. The Mayan used heiroglypics that stood for a sound. This meant they were
A) fragmented
B) stelae
C) autonomous
D) phonetic
  • 5. A synonym for corn. A crop grown by the Mayans.
A) stelae
B) maize
C) starch
D) polity
  • 6. An ancient Mayan text in book form.
A) stelae
B) heiroglyphic
C) polity
D) codex
  • 7. Central or Middle America-from present day Mexico south through Honduras.
A) Gold Coast
B) Mesoamerica
C) Equinox
D) Netherlands
  • 8. The cultural center for Mayan culture.
A) Yucatan Peninsula
B) Peru
C) Columbia
D) The Iberian peninsula
  • 9. The Maya used these as temples where they made sacrifices to their gods and studied the stars and planets.
A) Maize
B) codex
C) stelae
D) Step pyramids
  • 10. The Maya used this method to adapt to their environment where they grew beans, maize, and squash.
A) slice and dice
B) plow and pick
C) slash and burn
D) plant and shear
  • 11. A Mayan city-state that is visited today by many tournists due to its pristine ruins.
A) Chichen Itza
B) Mazie
C) Bantu
D) Montezuma
  • 12. The Maya believed the stars told the history of their gods. Mayas study of this drove their innovation.
A) biology
B) anthropology
C) chemistry
D) astronomy
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