Maya Civilization quiz
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What number did Maya scribes write as a shell?
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Which Mexican site was voted a New Seven Wonder in 2007?
Answer: Chichen Itza
Why: Its name means 'at the mouth of the well of the Itza', after the group that came to rule the northern peninsula.
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Where was the rebels' jungle moon in Star Wars filmed?
Answer: Tikal
Why: One scene was shot from Temple IV, a pyramid built around 741 AD and among the tallest buildings of the Maya world.
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Who showed in 1952 that Maya glyphs also stand for sounds?
Answer: Yuri Knorozov
Why: His key was Diego de Landa's 16th-century Maya 'alphabet', which he read as syllables instead of letters.
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What number was the Maya counting system based on?
Answer: 20
Why: In calendar counts the third place was worth 360 instead of 400, close to the length of a year.
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Which sky object did Maya astronomers track in a 584-day cycle?
Answer: Venus
Why: That 584-day figure for Venus was off by only about two hours.
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About how many Mayan languages are still spoken today?
Answer: About 30
Why: The most widely spoken, K'iche', alone has around a million speakers.
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