The Ancient Maya History Quiz!
7 Questions
| Total Attempts: 167
Questions following the in-class movie.
Questions and Answers
- 1.The Maya wrote almanacs that calculated the movements of the night sky and predicted eclipses. These almanacs were called:
- A.
Encyclopedias
- B.
Codices
- C.
Dictionaries
- D.
Memoirs
- 2.The Maya wrote almanacs that calculated the movements of the night sky and predicted eclipses. These almanacs were called:
- A.
The object was to keep a heavy rubber ball in motion without using hands or feet.
- B.
The object was to keep a heavy rubber ball in motion using only hands.
- C.
The object was to keep a heavy rubber ball in motion using only feet.
- D.
The object was to toss a heavy rubber ball through a hoop
- 3.Where did the Maya bury ordinary people, like family members?
- A.
The Maya buried ordinary people in tombs.
- B.
The Maya buried ordinary people in the church cemetery.
- C.
The Maya buried ordinary people in the yard.
- D.
The Maya buried ordinary people under the floors of their homes.
- 4.What is the name of the temple found in Copan that was so important it was kept intact and completely surrounded by a new structure?
- A.
Tikal
- B.
Rosalila
- C.
Caracol
- D.
Chichen Itza
- 5.Which century saw the beginning of the collapse of the classic Maya civilization in the south?
- A.
4th century
- B.
5th century
- C.
8th century
- D.
20th century
- 6.The Maya are an indigenous people of:
- A.
Mexico
- B.
India
- C.
Central America
- D.
France
- 7.This is not the Maya calendar: (Choose two)
- A.
The Haab
- B.
Panchanga
- C.
The Tzolkin
- D.
Sumerian calendar
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