Chapter 9 Section 2.1 Review Crossword

5. Areas where the earth has collapsed- they connected the Maya with a system of underground rivers.
7. Human______ was one of ways that the Mayans would please the gods.
9. A political agreement between people or states to work together.
11. The Mayan civilization was divided into ___-___.
14. The Maya believed that they control,ed everything that happened on Earth.
15. These symbols represented a sound, word, or idea.

1. Where the Mayans had settled (in present day Guatemala), it is the Mayan word for "flat region."
2. These people claimed to know what the gods wanted and would predict eclipses due to their study of astronomy.
3. Most enslaved people were ______ and were used for household chores and heavy labor instead of being sacrificed.
4. King of Tikal, ruled from A.D. 682-734. He also had a huge pyramid built that served as a temple and as his tomb.
6. Image of the god that armies carried into battles.
8. The god of rain and sunlight.
10. This 365-day ______ was used to schedule religious festivals, plantings, and harvests.
12. The Maya usually only sacrificed captives from the ______ classes which included the king, warriors, and large estate owners.
13. ______ would often marry into distant city-states in hope to strengthen trade and form alliances.