Maya Vocab Words ALL

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Across
  1. 4. A special chamber for burying the dead
  2. 6. The scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in space.
  3. 7. A thin flat bread made from maize flour.
  4. 8. A powerful group in Mayan society who helped the king to run the city state.
  5. 10. A group of people who all have a similar level of wealth, influence and status
  6. 13. A written character that represents a letter, number or whole word.
  7. 14. To write about events so people will know about them in the future.
  8. 15. A city and the area of land around it
  9. 17. Woven or knitted cloth
  10. 18. A flat area cut into hillsides for growing crops.
  11. 19. The period of rule of a king or queen.
  12. 20. A large organized group of people who live and work together in the same region
Down
  1. 1. A system of writing that uses pictures to represent words, sounds and objects
  2. 2. A building with triangular sides, used by the Maya as a tomb for dead kings and public ceremonies.
  3. 3. Things needed by people, plants and animals to help them grow.
  4. 5. A place or building used for making observations of the stars and planets
  5. 9. What something is made of…
  6. 10. A type of farming that uses steps built into the side of a mountain or hill. Crops are planted on each level.
  7. 11. A ancient manuscript in book form.
  8. 12. A large group of people who live in an organized way
  9. 16. Exchanging goods without using money.