Ch. 16.1 - The Maya

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Across
  1. 3. writing system in which pictures were used to represent objects, ideas, and sounds; civilizations including the Egyptians & Mayans wrote using this writing system
  2. 7. Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras; no single ruler ever united the many cities into one empire; major contributions were in mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar
  3. 8. a person who is killed as part of a religious ritual and made an offering to god(s)
  4. 9. the dried seeds of a tropical bush, used for processing into cocoa and chocolate
Down
  1. 1. an early form of corn grown by Native Americans
  2. 2. buildings from which people could study the sky
  3. 4. a hard volcanic glass often turned into tools, weapons, or decorations; traded and used widely in Mesoamerican civilizations
  4. 5. the belief in or worship of more than one god
  5. 6. Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements