Maya

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Across
  1. 2. A ritual calendar with 260 days, made up of 13 cycles of 20 days each. (do not include the apostrophe in the answer)
  2. 5. A historical region and cultural area that begins in the southern part of North America and extends to the Pacific coast of Central America
  3. 6. _______ -and-burn
  4. 8. The ________ Peninsula
  5. 10. Flat Earth Steps
  6. 12. A solar calendar with 365 days, divided into 18 months of 20 days each, plus an extra month of 5 day (do not include the apostrophe in the answer)
  7. 13. “Little Breads”
  8. 16. The number _______ was special to Maya men because it represented the ______ sides of the plot of land where a boy would spend his life.
  9. 18. One of the most remarkable achievements of Maya writing is their________ script
  10. 19. An intricate irrigation system that allowed Mayans to direct water flow to particular areas
Down
  1. 1. The Mayans had over 160 gods so they had a ______________ religion
  2. 3. Chak Ek, the morning star, is now known as the planet _________
  3. 4. Symbols representing whole words or concepts
  4. 7. Son God (The clue is two words so put a dash in the box that would be the space)
  5. 9. The number _______ was special to Maya women because it represented the ________ stones of the home hearth or fireplace
  6. 11. An extensive network of _______ and waterways that connected cities and regions across Mesoamerica
  7. 12. “True Man” (The clue is two words so put a dash in the box that would be the space)
  8. 14. Society was structured like a _________
  9. 15. This animal was sacred to Mayans
  10. 17. The Maya built their civilization, on ideas they inherited from