The Maya Quick Check
1. Which concept did the Maya understand before Europeans did?
A. architecture
B. calendars
C. hieroglyphics
D. the number zero
2. Which of the following best explains how the Mayans adapted their environment?
A. The Mayans developed a nomadic lifestyle to hunt for food.
B. The Mayans fertilized their fields so they could be used every year.
C. They traded with others due to their lack of good land of farming.
D. They specialized in fishing due to the abundance of rivers.
3. What did the Maya adopt from the Olmec?
A. calendar
B. slash-and-burn agriculture
C. pyramids
D. writing system
C. pyramids
1. calendars
2. They specialized in fishing due to the abundance of rivers.
3. writing system
1. B. calendars
2. D. They specialized in fishing due to the abundance of rivers.
3. D. writing system