TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TIMES
Clue: Scholars can't read a 10-word column found in Guatemala but know it means these people had writing in 2300 B.C.

SOLUTION: the mayans

PROBLEM: Category: LET'S LEARN HEBREW
Clue: Modern Hebrew uses Sephardic pronunciation, not that of these European Jews, so "Shabbat" not "Shabbes"

SOLUTION: ashkenazi

PROBLEM: Category: "M"-BRACE ME
Clue: One of these structures in Casablanca bearing the name of King Hassan II can hold 25,000

SOLUTION:
a mosque