Mayan Civilization
Across
- 3. A type of statue representing a human figure
- 9. A pictograph or hieroglyph
- 11. The most powerful city-state
- 14. The area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished
- 17. A place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars
- 18. Clothes worn by women
- 19. A part of something
- 20. A type of jungle bird with feathers that the Maya used in their clothing and feather headdresses
- 21. God of fire
- 23. The belief in many gods
- 25. Land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent (near by) country
- 27. Serpent god
- 28. A region in southeastern Mexico where part of the Mayan civilization developed
- 29. The time when Mayan civilization was isolated villages and cities
- 30. The most flourishing period in the history of the Mayan Civilization
- 31. To fall or cave in; crumble suddenly
Down
- 1. A period of dry weather, especially a long one that hurts crops
- 2. Military leader
- 4. A class of people below the middle class, having the lowest social rank or standing due to low income, lack of skills or education
- 5. A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America
- 6. The practice or technique of puncturing a body part so that jewelry can be inserted
- 7. A king who constructed a temple to show his achievements
- 8. Sovereign over the territory
- 10. A book or codex that described Mayan religion and mythology
- 12. 365 day Mayan calendar
- 13. Collection of ancient manuscripts
- 15. The pattern of relationships, as of status, existing among the members of a group or society
- 16. A city and its surrounding lands ruled by a single leader
- 22. The Mayan religious calendar made it possible to follow the days and the religious ceremonies. It counted 260 days
- 23. The fall of Mayan civilization; Spanish colonization
- 24. Major story of Mayan mythology
- 26. The King