Which of the following did the Maya use their stone palaces? Select all that apply.

(Pick 2 )

APlatforms for sacrifices
BBurial places for rulers
CHomes for royal families
DViewing boxes for ball games
ELocations for court events


Which group of people share the characteristics describe in this text ?

  • The Olmec also invented a calendar in the carved hieroglyphic writing into stone.
AThe Maya
BThe Inca
CThe Natchez
DThe inuet

Verified Answer :

  1. B. Burial places for rulers
    C. Homes for royal families
    or
    E. Locations for court events

    2. A. The Maya

1) The correct options are: B - C- E

The Mayan civilization produced a spectacular architecture. Dozens of cities and hundreds of monuments dot the vast tropical jungles of Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico, as well as the Yucatan forest. Large and often highly decorated, the palaces were usually near the center of a city and hosted the elite of the population. Any royal palace that is extremely large, or one that consists of several chambers on different levels, can be called an acropolis. However, often these were a story and consisted of several small chambers and at least one inner courtyard; These structures seem to take into account the functionality required by a residence, as well as the decoration required by the stature of its inhabitants. Archaeologists seem to agree that many palaces are home to several tombs.

2) The correct option si A

So far, two theories have dominated the debate over the origin of Mayan civilization: one that suggests that the Mayans developed almost entirely on their own in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, and another that suggests that Olmec civilization was the dominant cultural influence of the Maya.