- 1. Mesoamerica is part of modern-day
A) North America
B) South America
C) Central America
- 2. The Mayas practiced a type of farming called
A) terraced farming
B) pok-a-tok
C) slash-and-burn agriculture
- 3. The Mayas cultivated much corn also known as
A) cocoa
B) maize
C) salt
- 4. Porters who carried goods to be traded often carried goods for ___________ hours a day
A) 15
B) ten
C) eight
- 5. "Based on its architectural remains, Maya civilization ranks as one of the greatest pre-industrial civilizations of the world."
A) this means people who worshipped
B) this means advanced farming
C) these means well designed cities
- 6. The Mayan number system was based on the number
A) 10
B) 12
C) 20
- 7. The Maya were one of the first cultures to develop the idea of
A) positive and negative
B) infinity
C) 0
- 8. Mayan priest-astronomers collected information over many years and could even predict
A) solar events and explosions
B) eclipses of the moon
C) tidal waves
- 9. The Maya created two calendars that were used together and allowed for __________ days in a year
A) 265
B) 300
C) 365
- 10. The Maya kept a long count cycle that was scheduled to end in the year
A) 2000
B) 2012
C) 2020
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