USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
* built massive stone pyramids, temples, and sculpture* developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs* recorded achievements in mathematics and astronomyWhich native civilization is being described above?
A
Inca
B
Blackfoot Indians
C
Maya
D
Aztec
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayan Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two thousand years ago, the ancient Maya developed one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas. They developed a written language of hieroglyphs and invented the mathematical concept of zero. With their expertise in astronomy and mathematics, the Maya developed a complex and accurate calendar system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Maya wrote what we call hieroglyphs (glyphs for short). Their writing is a logosyllabic system in which some signs called logograms represent words or ideas (like “shield” or “jaguar”), while other signs called syllabograms (or phonograms) represent sounds in the form of single syllables (like “pa”, “ma”).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayan pyramids were built mostly between the 3rd and 9th century AD by the Maya, a Mesoamerican civilization that arose around 1500 BC.

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