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the mayas
test by Julian Mata
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Mayas' basic social unit? | Extended families. |
| What did each major city have? | A king. |
| What was Maya writing based on? | Hieroglyphs. |
| What was an extended family? | A group of several families living together. |
| What three periods did the Mayas live through? | Pre-Classic, Classic, and Post-Classic. |
| What did the Mayas develop in the Pre-Classic period? | Important skills. |
| In the Classic period the Mayas had... | built many cities. |
| In the Post-Classic period... | scholars believed that was when the Mayan civilization collapsed. |
| Who conquered the Mayan civilization? | Spanish soldiers. |
| When was the Mayan civilization conquered? | Early 1500s |