CHAPTER 7 - THE MAYA

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Across
  1. 2. One of the largest and most powerful Maya city-states.
  2. 6. Goods or labor given as payment to rulers.
  3. 7. The powerful upper class that included priests and government officials.
  4. 8. Frequent conflict between Maya city-states for power and territory.
  5. 10. The study of stars and planets important to Maya religion and architecture.
  6. 12. The belief in many gods.
  7. 13. A system in which individuals were forced to work without pay.
  8. 15. The different levels of society such as nobles, commoners, and slaves.
  9. 16. The Maya system of picture-based writing.
  10. 18. Fighters who protected and expanded Maya city-states
  11. 19. A system used by the Maya to track time and religious events.
  12. 22. Religious ritual that sometimes involved offering humans to the gods.
Down
  1. 1. Special structures where ceremonial games were played.
  2. 3. Independent political units ruled by their own leaders.
  3. 4. A dense tropical forest that covered much of the Maya region.
  4. 5. A system of beliefs that influenced politics and daily life.
  5. 9. Leaders who claimed to be connected to the gods.
  6. 11. The exchange of goods between cities and regions.
  7. 12. Large stone structures used for religious ceremonies.
  8. 14. The physical environment where the Maya civilization developed.
  9. 17. Skilled writers who recorded important events.
  10. 20. Farming practices that supported the Maya economy.
  11. 21. The gradual weakening and fall of Maya city-states.