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Mayan Astronomical Achievements
Contributed by: Robertson
  • 1. What is the purpose of the Mayan Calendar Round?
A) To track shorter cycles of time
B) To keep track of lunar phases
C) To measure distance between cities
D) To plan agricultural activities
  • 2. What is the significance of the Mayan Dresden Codex?
A) Detailed recipes for food
B) Blueprints for pyramid construction
C) Inscriptions of mythological stories
D) Contains astronomical tables
  • 3. What was the purpose of the Mayan Ball Game?
A) Military training exercise
B) Economic trade negotiations
C) Religious ritual with cosmological significance
D) Music and dance performance
  • 4. Which star cluster did the Mayans associate with the spirit of maize?
A) Orion Nebula
B) Sirius
C) Pleiades
D) Hyades
  • 5. How did the Mayans predict solar and lunar eclipses?
A) By understanding cycles of eclipses
B) By consulting oracles
C) By chanting rituals
D) Through direct observation
  • 6. Which ancient city was a prominent center for Mayan astronomical studies?
A) Tikal
B) Teotihuacan
C) Chichen Itza
D) Copán
  • 7. How did Mayan astronomers communicate their knowledge?
A) Hieroglyphic messages in the sky
B) Drum beats and dances
C) Oral tradition and codices
D) Stone carvings on temples
  • 8. What did the Mayans believe about the movements of celestial bodies?
A) Signaled the end of the world
B) Were purely random
C) Influenced human affairs and events
D) Dictated farming practices
  • 9. Who was the Mayan god associated with the sun?
A) Itzamna
B) Kinich Ahau
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Ah Puch
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