7th- L.26 Warm Up: The Maya
Across
- 5. the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
- 7. writing that uses pictures as symbols
- 9. set of actions that is always performed the same way dealing with religion
- 10. farming technique where vegetation is burned to clear the land for crops
- 12. gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods
- 13. traded goods
- 15. performed manual labor
Down
- 1. social structure with social classes/ranks
- 2. a large plaza surrounded by temples, palaces, etc.
- 3. served as scibes and military leaders
- 4. served as soldiers and grew food
- 6. creates objects: weavers, potters, etc.
- 8. led rituals and offered sacrifices
- 11. the people of Mesoamerican civilization
- 14. considered a god (inherited by birth)