Quiz  /  Writing and Numbers

  • 1. 
    What year did the Maya predict that the world would come to an end?

  • 3150 BCE
  • 1000 CE
  • 2012 CE
  • 70 CE

  • 2. 
    What are hieroglyphics?

  • Priests who knew how to write
  • Books with accordion-like pages
  • A type of writing using symbols
  • The months of the Maya calendar

  • 3. 
    What other ancient civilization used hieroglyphics like the Ancient Maya?

  • Ancient Rome
  • The Franks
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Greece

  • 4. 
    What is a codex?

  • A Maya numbering system
  • A book with accordion-like pages
  • A symbol used in hieroglyphics
  • The head priest of the Maya

  • 5. 
    What was the base number for the Maya numbering system?

  • 20
  • 2
  • 7
  • 10

  • 6. 
    What symbol did the Maya use to represent the number 5?

  • Five dots
  • A horizontal bar
  • Four lines with a slash across
  • A snake

  • 7. 
    True or False: Every 52 years the two Maya calendars would start on the same day.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 8. 
    What festival was celebrated every 52 years by the Maya?

  • New Fire Festival
  • Maize Festival
  • Pyramid Festival
  • Snake Festival

  • 9. 
    The Maya had three calendars including a solar calendar and a historical calendar. What was the third type of calendar?

  • Astrological
  • Religious
  • Farming
  • Weather

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Maya did not develop a writing or numbering system.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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