Question 1

Which statement best describes when the ancient Maya civilisation existed?

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Long ago, thousands of years ago, before modern countries like the UK existed

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In the future, after the year 3000

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Only in the last 50 years

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At the same time as World War II

Question 2

Where did the ancient Maya civilisation mainly develop?

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In Mesoamerica, including parts of modern-day Mexico and Central America such as Guatemala and Belize

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In the deserts of North Africa

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In northern Europe, including the UK and Germany

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On islands in the Pacific Ocean

Question 3

Which statement best explains how geography supported Maya farming and trade?

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Warm climate and varied landscapes allowed them to grow crops like maize and cacao and trade along routes linking cities

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They depended on large natural harbours on the sea coast for all trade

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They lived only in cold polar regions so they could trade ice

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They lived only on high snowy mountains with no crops

Question 4

Which word best describes a group of people with their own culture, cities and rules, like the Maya?

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Civilisation

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Weather

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House

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Lunch

Question 5

Which sentence uses geographical vocabulary about the Maya most accurately?

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In Mesoamerica, Maya settlements used agriculture to grow crops like maize and cacao, which they traded with other cities.

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Agriculture means people moved away from settlements and stopped trading goods.

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Mesoamerica was a place where people did not use agriculture or trade and only walked between settlements.

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Cacao was the name of a Maya settlement where no trade or agriculture happened.

Question 6

Which statement uses extended vocabulary appropriately about the Maya and their environment?

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The Maya civilisation used natural resources like fertile soil and cacao trees to support their economy, but this had to be balanced for long-term sustainability.

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Sustainability means using up all the resources as fast as possible so the economy grows quickly.

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Resources are only important if they look pretty in the environment.

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Economy is a word for the weather and does not link to resources at all.

Question 7

On a world map, where would you look first to find where the ancient Maya lived?

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Central America, between North and South America

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Europe

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Antarctica

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Australia

Question 8

Which description best matches Mesoamerica, where many Maya cities were located?

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The central area of the Americas, including parts of Mexico and Central America

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Islands in the Indian Ocean

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The far north of Canada and Greenland

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The southern tip of South America only

Question 9

How could a map help you analyse Maya trade and settlement routes?

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It can show locations of cities, rivers and routes, helping us see how people and goods moved

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It only shows modern motorways, not ancient routes

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It shows where my favourite holiday destinations are

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It only shows the colours of different countries

Question 10

Which is the best simple description of where many Maya people lived?

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In a mix of rainforest areas, farmland and cities with pyramids and plazas

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Only on small boats in the ocean

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Only in freezing snow and ice

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Only deep in forests, never building cities

Question 11

How did the geography of Mesoamerica help Maya farming and trade?

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The fertile land and warm climate allowed crops to grow, and paths and rivers linked settlements for trade

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The land was all ice, so they could not farm at all

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There were no rivers or paths, so no one traded anything

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The only resource was gold, so they did not need to farm

Question 12

Which statement best explains the links between climate, rivers and trade for the Maya?

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Warm, often rainy climate and river systems supported farming, and goods could be transported along routes that followed rivers and land paths

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Heavy snow made all trade impossible, so the Maya did not farm or trade

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Climate had no effect on trade or farming at all

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There were no rivers in Mesoamerica, so traders used helicopters instead

Question 13

When you compare how people got goods in Maya times and today, which is the best simple comparison?

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The Maya used local trade routes; today we can also buy goods from all over the world

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The Maya only shopped online whenever they needed something

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In both times, people never traded anything

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Today we only use horses to trade, just like the Maya

Question 14

Which sentence best describes a difference between Maya trade and most modern trade?

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Maya trade routes were mostly local or regional, while modern trade often moves goods across the whole world using ships, planes and lorries

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There is no difference at all between Maya trade and modern trade

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Maya trade used planes, modern trade uses only walking

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Maya trade was only between planets, modern trade is only on Earth

Question 15

How is the Maya cacao trade similar to and different from today’s global chocolate trade?

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Both involve growing cacao beans, but the Maya traded mainly within Mesoamerica, while today chocolate is traded globally between many continents

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The Maya only traded chocolate bars, while today people do not trade chocolate at all

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Both involve growing cacao beans, and in both cases trade is only inside one village

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The Maya never traded cacao, but today chocolate is traded globally

Question 16

What was cacao mainly used for by the Maya?

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As a special drink and sometimes as a form of money in trade

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To make mobile phones and computers

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To build roads and bridges

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Only as building material for houses

Question 17

Why was cacao important in Maya society?

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It was valuable in religion, as a special drink for important people, and in trade, sometimes used like money

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It was not important at all and was never used

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It was only important because it was a bright colour

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It was only used as cheap food for animals

Question 18

Which answer best explains the long-term global significance of Maya cacao trade?

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The Maya helped establish cacao as a valuable crop, and over time this contributed to chocolate becoming a major global product affecting economies, environments and cultures

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Cacao is only important because it looks good in pictures and has no economic impact

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Cacao was never traded after Maya times and disappeared completely

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Cacao stayed only in one village and has no effect on the modern world

Question 19

Which is a clear geographical question about Maya trade?

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Where did the Maya get cacao from and where did they trade it to?

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What is the best video game ever made?

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What did my friends eat for lunch yesterday?

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How tall is my teacher?

Question 20

How could you use maps and texts together to learn about Maya trade routes?

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Use maps to see where places are and texts to explain what goods were traded between them

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Look at maps but never read any texts about trade

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Ask one person what they think and then guess

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Only read texts that talk about the weather and ignore maps

Question 21

Which plan is the best example of a good investigation comparing past Maya cacao trade with today’s chocolate trade?

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Choose a Maya city and a modern chocolate-producing country, use maps and trade data or graphs to compare how far cacao or chocolate travels, then write a conclusion

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Visit a random town that never produced cacao and write about something else instead

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Ask a friend what their favourite chocolate is and then stop the investigation

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Look at one picture of chocolate and guess where it came from without any research

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