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