History The Mayan Civilization MCQ Test 2

1. What architectural feature did the Mayans utilize to enhance acoustic properties in their ceremonial centers?

2. Which of these Mayan texts is believed to be the oldest surviving pre-Columbian book from the Americas?

3. What is the name of the Mayan calendar system that has received significant attention for its alleged end-of-the-world prophecy in 2012?

4. Which Mayan city is home to the Temple of the Inscriptions, housing the tomb of Pakal the Great?

5. Which celestial event is the Mayan Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza aligned with?

6. What is the significance of the ball game in Mayan culture?

7. Which Mayan document is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian books?

8. Which of these Mayan cities is renowned for its intricately carved masks depicting the rain god Chaac?

9. What distinctive feature is often associated with Mayan stelae?

10. Which of these animals was NOT domesticated by the ancient Mayans?

11. What was the primary crop cultivated by the ancient Mayans?

12. The 'Stela of Eight Ropes' found at Tikal provides significant information about which important Mayan event?

13. Which ancient Mesoamerican game is believed to have originated from the Mayan ballgame?

14. Which god is associated with war and conflict in the Mayan pantheon?

15. What is the estimated date range for the height of the Mayan civilization's Classical Period?

16. Which celestial event was of utmost importance in the Mayan calendar?

17. What is the name of the ancient Mayan calendar system that consisted of a 260-day cycle?

18. What was the primary fuel for Mayan households?

19. What is the name of the sacred cenote in Chichen Itza, believed to be a site of offerings to the Mayan rain god Chaac?

20. Which Mayan ruler was known as the 'Great Jaguar Paw'?

21. What was the primary food staple of the ancient Mayans?

22. The hieroglyphic stairway at Copan provides insights into the lineage and achievements of which Mayan ruler?

23. What type of writing system did the ancient Mayans develop?

24. Which ancient Mayan site features the Great Ballcourt, one of the largest and best-preserved ball courts?

25. Who was the legendary feathered serpent deity in Mayan mythology?

26. What was the primary purpose of the Mayan 'sacbeob' or raised stone causeways?

27. Which ancient civilization is known for the construction of Chichen Itza?

28. Which of these structures is a Mayan observatory used for studying celestial events?

29. Which astronomical event is believed to be depicted in the stone relief at the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque?

30. What did the Mayans use to flatten and shape the foreheads of their infants?

31. Which Spanish conquistador is credited with the final conquest of the last Mayan city, Nojpetén, in 1697?

32. What was the primary purpose of the Mayan ballgame, Pok-ta-pok?

33. Which Mayan ruler is credited with commissioning the construction of the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque?

34. Which Mayan city was abandoned and then reclaimed by nature?

35. Which Mayan deity is often depicted with a beak-like nose and long tongue?

36. Where did the ancient Mayans predominantly reside?

37. Which creature was believed to be a messenger between the living and the dead in Mayan mythology?

38. Which Mayan ruler is credited with constructing the 'Temple of the Inscriptions' at Palenque?

39. Which ritualistic ballgame played by the Mayans involved players attempting to hit a rubber ball through a stone ring without using hands or feet?

40. Which Mayan deity is often associated with the planet Venus?