Analyze the Classical Maya civilization (250-900 CE) — Tikal, Palenque, Calakmul, Copán, Yaxchilán, El Perú-Waka' — divine kingship, Long Count calendar with positional zero (Mayan vigesimal independently developed), hieroglyphic writing system FULLY DECIPHERED in the modern decipherment era — per David Stuart, Simon Martin, Nikolai Grube, Michael D. Coe, and Stephen Houston scholarship
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~1 min hist.g6.s.ex_49

Multiple Choice

Prompt

Approximately how many Maya speakers ARE today across how many living Mayan languages?

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type multiple choice
correct
c
options
(a) 700,000 across 5 languages; (b) 2 million across 15 languages; (c) 7+ million across 30+ languages; (d) 'The Maya vanished'
Hints
  1. MG-8 Living-Descendant Promise.
  2. Maya languages are diverse and modern.
Misconceptions to watch
  • 'The Maya vanished' framing