A) Peru B) Guatemala C) Mexico D) Brazil
A) Maya B) Olmec C) Inca D) Aztec
A) The Temple of the Moon B) Teotihuacan C) El Castillo D) Machu Picchu
A) City of Gold B) Lost City C) At the mouth of the well of the Itza D) Sacred Place
A) Cenote Azul B) Cenote Ik Kil C) Cenote Dos Ojos D) Cenote Sagrado
A) Eclipse B) Solstice C) Equinox D) Meteor shower
A) 1988 B) 2003 C) 1975 D) 1996
A) Palace B) Aqueduct C) Tzompantli D) Marketplace
A) Only Puuc and Chenes styles B) Only Mayan styles C) Only Central Mexican styles D) Central Mexican styles, Puuc, and Chenes styles
A) The state of Yucatán B) Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia C) Private owners D) The United Nations
A) 31 December 2005 B) 29 March 2010 C) 15 August 2015 D) 1 January 2000
A) Over 2.6 million B) Over 500,000 C) Over 1 million D) Over 3 million
A) Leader B) Warrior C) Sorcerer D) Priest
A) Itzá B) Tollan C) Uuc Yabnal D) Maya
A) Chilam Balam de Chumayel B) Codex Borbonicus C) Codex Mendoza D) Popol Vuh
A) Seven B) House C) Place D) Great
A) Yucatán B) Chiapas C) Guerrero D) Veracruz
A) Volcanic B) Mountainous C) Karst D) Desert
A) Rivers B) Lakes C) Cenotes D) Springs
A) Ix Chel B) Chaac C) Kukulkan D) Itzamna
A) Frederick Catherwood B) John Lloyd Stephens C) Tikal D) Edward Herbert Thompson
A) Signs of disease B) Evidence of natural death C) Marks of ritual scarification D) Wounds consistent with human sacrifice
A) The theory of a single dynastic lineage. B) The multepal system theory. C) The theory of a democratic system. D) The theory of a theocratic system.
A) Participating in the water-borne circum-peninsular trade route. B) Mining and metalwork. C) Agriculture and farming. D) Textile production.
A) 750 AD. B) 832 AD. C) 900 AD. D) 600 AD.
A) 998 AD. B) 1050 AD. C) 900 AD. D) 1200 AD.
A) Francisco de Montejo B) Augustus Le Plongeon C) Hunac Ceel D) Teobert Maler
A) Ciudad Real B) Campeche C) Xaman Haʼ D) Montejo
A) 1531 B) 1535 C) 1534 D) 1527
A) Désiré Charnay B) Alfred Maudslay C) Frederick Catherwood D) John Lloyd Stephens
A) Edward Herbert Thompson B) Teobert Maler C) Augustus Le Plongeon D) Alfred Maudslay
A) Peabody Museum B) National Geographic C) INAH D) Carnegie Institution
A) 1913 B) 1944 C) 1923 D) 1932
A) Sylvanus G. Morley B) Rafael (Rach) Cobos C) Edward Herbert Thompson D) Fernando Barbachano Peon
A) Xaman Haʼ B) Chichen Itza C) Campeche D) Mayapan
A) The relatively high population density B) The abundance of natural resources C) The strategic military location D) The presence of gold mines
A) John Lloyd Stephens B) Désiré Charnay C) Frederick Catherwood D) Alfred Maudslay
A) Río Bec style B) Toltec style C) Chenes-style architecture D) Puuc-style architecture
A) The Group of the Initial Series B) The Osario Group C) The Great North Platform D) The Central Group
A) Toltec style B) Chenes-style architecture C) Puuc-style architecture D) Río Bec style
A) The terrain was excavated to create terraces B) The broken terrain was artificially levelled C) The terrain was left as is D) The terrain was covered with sand
A) The Central Group B) The Great North Platform C) The Osario Group D) The Group of the Lintels
A) Stone slabs B) Block masonry walls C) Adobe bricks D) Fine veneers
A) Seven B) Eight C) Nine D) Ten
A) A staircase leading to another temple B) A series of tunnels C) A large chamber filled with artifacts D) A hidden treasure
A) 60° B) 75° C) 45° D) 30°
A) A hidden chamber filled with artifacts B) A new staircase leading to the top C) A series of underground tunnels D) An earlier pyramid substructure called 'Castillo-sub' within the larger 'El Castillo' pyramid
A) Approximately 60 meters B) Approximately 45 meters C) Approximately 55.3 meters D) Approximately 50 meters
A) 60° B) 45° C) 70° D) 53°
A) Green B) Yellow C) Red D) Blue
A) Inlaid jade B) Gold C) Silver D) Bronze
A) Thirteen B) Ten C) Eight D) Fifteen
A) Birds B) Jaguars C) Human figures D) Intertwined feathered serpents
A) A religious ceremony B) A battle scene C) A ball game D) A market scene
A) Jaguar B) Feathered serpent C) Human figure D) Eagle
A) Nonexistent B) Simple C) Damaged beyond recognition D) Elaborate
A) 300-500 CE B) 500-900 CE C) 1200-1500 CE D) 1000-1200 CE
A) 72 B) 50 C) 80 D) 64
A) Used as tools B) Displayed as sacred items C) Used as weapons D) Used as food
A) 1967 B) 1990 C) 1980 D) 1975
A) The gender of the remains could not be determined B) The remains were from both males and females C) The remains exclusively came from males D) The remains exclusively came from females
A) Mary Leakey B) Earl H. Morris C) Howard Carter D) Zahi Hawass
A) A marketplace B) A ball court C) A ceremonial site D) A residential area
A) Temples B) Residences for important personages C) Ball courts D) Marketplaces
A) Big house B) Ancient ruins C) Sacred place D) Small holes
A) UNESCO B) Smithsonian Institution C) INAH D) National Geographic
A) La Casa del Sol B) La Casa de los Ritos C) La Casa de los Pintores D) La Casa del Venado
A) East B) South C) West D) North
A) Decrepit mounds B) Fully restored C) Under construction D) Well-preserved
A) The Palace B) The Observatory C) The Nuns D) The Temple
A) A temple B) A governmental palace C) A marketplace D) A residential building
A) Pacal the Great B) Kʼakʼupakal C) Kʼinich Janaab Pakal D) Kʼinich Kan Bʼalam
A) The Snail B) The Nunnery C) The Church D) The Observatory
A) A palace B) A temple C) A proto-observatory D) A marketplace
A) The Sun B) The Moon C) Mars D) Venus
A) Sacred Writing B) Bright Writing C) Mystical Writing D) Dark Writing
A) Cenote Sagrado B) Las Monjas C) El Caracol D) Wa(k)wak Puh Ak Na
A) 2000 B) 2007 C) 2010 D) 1999
A) The southern façade B) The eastern façade C) The northern façade D) The western façade
A) A staircase B) Two entrances C) One entrance D) A cenote
A) A cenote B) A mural C) A stone spiral staircase D) Intricately carved glyphs
A) A mural B) A cenote C) A stone spiral staircase D) A painted hand print
A) 2024 B) 2023 C) 2025 D) 2022
A) About 10 square kilometers B) About 3 square kilometers C) About 7 square kilometers D) About 5 square kilometers
A) E. Wyllys Andrews IV B) A.S. Pearse C) José Humberto Gómez D) Edward Thompson
A) 2026 B) 2025 C) 2024 D) 2023
A) Granite B) Limestone C) Marble D) Sandstone
A) 400 originals B) 1,000 originals C) 600 originals D) 200 originals
A) 14 thematic axes B) 10 thematic axes C) 12 thematic axes D) 20 thematic axes
A) Chac Mool sculptures B) Mayan warrior sculptures C) Aztec deity sculptures D) Incan ruler sculptures
A) Aztec altar B) Mayan throne C) Chac Mool D) Incan monument
A) The French language. B) The Spanish language. C) The Mayan language. D) The English language.
A) Benjamin Norman B) Francisco Gomez Rul C) John Lloyd Stephens D) Baron Emanuel von Friedrichsthal
A) Edward Thompson B) Baron Emanuel von Friedrichsthal C) John Lloyd Stephens D) Benjamin Norman
A) 1910 B) 1894 C) 1944 D) 1923
A) Francisco Gomez Rul B) Edward Thompson C) Felipe Carrillo Puerto D) Fernando Barbachano Peon
A) Hacienda Chichén Hotel B) Carnegie Hotel C) Yucatán Resort D) Mayaland Hotel
A) 2007 B) 1980 C) 1944 D) 1972
A) Edward Thompson B) Francisco Gomez Rul C) Hans Juergen Thies Barbachano D) Benjamin Norman
A) Business partner B) Brother C) Son-in-law D) Cousin |