Question 1

Who were the Maya?

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An ancient people who lived a long time ago

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People who live on the Moon

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A team of explorers

Question 2

Where did the Maya live?

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Central America (parts of Mexico and Guatemala)

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Northern Europe

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Ancient China

Question 3

Which statement best describes the Maya?

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City-states with pyramids and temples; wrote in codices with glyphs; used calendars

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One big empire ruled by a pharaoh

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A tribe that didn’t write

Question 4

Which word is a history word for this topic?

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Temple

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Skyscraper

Question 5

Which set of words matches the Maya?

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Civilisation; glyphs; codices; maize

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Parliament; emoji; novels; pizza

Question 6

Which advanced history word fits our topic the best?

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Mesoamerica

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Microchip

Question 7

The Maya lived…

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A long time ago in the past

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Mostly in the future

Question 8

Which is correct?

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The Maya lived long ago, and this was before the Spanish arrived

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The Maya began after the Spanish arrived

Question 9

Which overlap is accurate?

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Some Maya cities were active while the Anglo-Saxons lived in Britain

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The Maya ended before the Romans ever existed

Question 10

Why did the Maya worship many gods?

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To help crops grow, rain fall and the sun rise

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To win football matches

Question 11

Why was maize important?

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It was a vital food that communities depended on

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It was only used for decoration

Question 12

Which cause–effect link is best?

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They built observatories to track the sky so they knew the best times to plant

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They watched the sky only for stories

Question 13

Which is a difference from today?

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The Maya wrote with glyphs instead of our alphabet

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The Maya used laptops in class

Question 14

Which comparison is correct?

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We use the decimal system (base 10); the Maya often used base 20

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We and the Maya both used base 100

Question 15

Which linked idea shows deeper comparison?

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Different beliefs and foods (e.g., maize) connect to how Maya society worked and what they valued

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Food never connects to beliefs

Question 16

Why do people still study the Maya?

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For their achievements in writing, maths and astronomy

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Only because they built tall buildings

Question 17

What can artefacts and ruins tell us?

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Clues about beliefs, technology and daily life

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Nothing useful

Question 18

Which question shows a deeper interpretation?

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Why might the Maya have collapsed and why do historians still debate it?

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Which pyramid is the prettiest?

Question 19

Looking at a codex page, which question helps most?

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What do these glyphs show about their gods, rulers or dates?

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What’s my favourite colour?

Question 20

Which is a reliable source for the Maya?

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A museum photo of a stela/codex with an archaeologist’s notes

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A comic where a Maya astronaut meets aliens

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