4-8 Mayan Culture Hearth (no spaces)

2. Early Mayans arrived in what is present-day ____ as early as 11,000 B.C., via a land bridge.
3. The rulers of the Mayan cities were _____ , & some were drawn with severed heads on their belts.
7. We know the Mayans fought because the fights were drawn in ___ ___ from the Classic Period.
9. Human sacrifice was committed to make the ___ happy, to keep the sun, rain, and corn that they needed.
11. ___ are underground rivers that provided water for irrigation.
12. Some historians believe Aliens helped the Mayans, because they had the most accurate _____ .
14. Victims were captured in warfare and used in Mayan ___ ___ , having their hearts cut out.
16. Mayan economy based on agriculture & trade, & their premier crop was ____ .
19. Mayan collapse might be due to ___ cities, drought, volcano, depleting resources; they are not sure.
20. For regions without rivers & springs, Mayans used _____ called chultuns to collect rainwater.
21. The _____ civilization began to thrive around 2,000 B.C.

1. Largest Mayan city contained 50,000 people, & their population grew to ___ ___ .
4. After the age of hunter gatherers, the Maya entered a period marked by villages & organized ___ .
5. The collapse of the Mayan civilization is a _____ , though some believe it was due to warfare.
6. Large purchases were paid for with ___ & ___ , but small purchases were paid for with salt, fish, maize
8. Longevity of the Mayans is attributed to their skill at making the most of their _____ .
10. Most prosperity was gained through trade, but some wealth came from ____ between cities.
13. Artifacts show that goods were traded over considerable _____ ; flint, cotton, salt, tools
15. AD 900, southern cities in Maya were ____ , but no one knows why.
17. ____ invaders discovered Maya in the 1600s, & most of the civilization was covered in vines.
18. Mayans began as ___ ___ tribes that grew into Mexico and Central America.