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The present day country that the Maya first settled in?
What is Guatemala?
100
The worship of more than one god
What is polytheism?
100
Important dates/events in the lives of rulers and their families were usually recorded on these
what were stelae?
100
This group was at the top of Mayan society
Who were the nobles?
100
Each city-state had one of these
What is a ruler or king?
200
The Mayan culture reached its height during this time period
What is 250 to 900 CE?
200
They built these to honor the gods
What were temples?
200
Mayan books
What were codices?
200
They were sometimes identified as nobles but were usually considered to be lower class
Who were merchants?
200
Where Mayan settlements developed
What is along the Pacific coast?
300
The politically independent states which dotted the Mayan land
What is a city state?
300
The Mayan writing system
What were hieroglyphics?
300
The mathematical concept that the Mayans developed
What is zero?
300
These were the lowest members of society
Who were slaves?
300
What is the time when Mayan settlements developed? a) 300-1500 CE b) 1700-1800 CE c) 1500--1000 BCE
What is 1500-1000 BCE
400
mountains
What is the most prominent geographical feature of the area the Mayans settled in?
400
Monuments where records were kept
What were stelae?
400
The Mayan number system was based on this number
What was 20?
400
The opposite of unified
What is separate?
400
A major ruler also had to be one of these
What is a successful warrior?
500
80-120 inches
How much rain falls in the area in which the Mayan live?
500
Contained information about astronomical tables, information about religious ceremonies or lucky days for farming and hunting
what were codices?
500
The planet the Mayans predicted the orbit of
What is Venus?
500
Quetzal Macaw
Who was the first ruler of the Copan Dynasty
500
The month of Mr Jones' birthday
What is August?