Question

Identify the statement which does not represent Maya civilization ___________.
A) Maya civilization spread in Guatemala and Honduras.
B) People of this civilization had the knowledge of iron.
C) People of this civilization divided the year into 365 days.
D) People had no knowledge of potter’s wheel.

Answer 1

Hint: The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization founded by the Maya people. It was known for its logosyllabic script, which was the most sophisticated and advanced writing system in pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A)This sentence is correct because The Maya civilization flourished throughout what is now southern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador in the west. It encompasses the Yucatán Peninsula's northern lowlands and Sierra Madre's highlands, as well as the Mexican state of Chiapas, southern Guatemala, El Salvador, and the Pacific littoral plain's southern lowlands.

Option B) This sentence is not correct because the utilisation of iron metal was unfamiliar to the Mayans. During the early period, Mayan smiths mostly dealt with copper, with some low-arsenic alloys and some silver and gold thrown in for good measure. Instead of iron tools, the Maya used stone tools made of chert and obsidian.

Option C) This sentence is correct because the Maya calendar is made up of a number of cycles or counts of varying lengths. Scholars refer to the 260-day count as the Tzolkin, or Tzolkin. The Tzolkin was linked with the Haab, a 365-day hazy solar year, to create the Calendar Round, a synchronised cycle lasting 52 Haab.

Option D) This sentence is correct because they had no knowledge of potter’s wheel. The Maya had a deep belief in the cosmos' influence on daily life. As a result, the Mayans had sophisticated knowledge and understanding of celestial bodies for their time.

The correct option is ‘B’ i.e, People of this civilization had the knowledge of iron.

Note: Stepped pyramids, vast plazas, and large mansions built for kings and nobles distinguish a Maya metropolis. The sacred ball game, which was played near temples, was a religious ritual practised by many Mesoamerican societies. Stelae, or carved stone monuments, can be found all across the Mayan lands.