1. what did the ancient aztec civilization have that the maya civilization lacked?

a calendar system
impressive architecture
a knowledge of organized warfare
a single controlling authority

2. mayan city-states were urbanized. what might you find in an urban area?

large tracts of farmland
lots of people living close together
dense foliage
a few thatched huts

3. what is a codex?
corn
a monument
a kind of paper book
the god of fire

4. which term best describes the relationships between neighboring mayan city-states?

nonexistent
commericial
competitive
harmonious

5. the ancient mayans believed that their ancestors originally came from:

pleiades star cluster
china
another galaxy
the moon

6. a mayan stele would most likely contain:

the story of a major battle or list of royalty
a list of city residents
all of the major gods
messages from ancestors

7. the function of a mayan step pyramid was most similar to the function of:

a royal cemetery
a place of worship and observatory
a royal palace
a grain silo

8. which of the following natural occurrences would probably be most interesting to a mayan priest?

hurricane
a cloud formation
flooding
an unusual alignment of the planets

9. what did the ancient mayans have in common with the ancient greeks?

huge pyramids
monotheistic religion
human sacrifices
writing system

10. where was the mayan civilization located?

baja california
peru
yucatan penisula
canada