MAYAN CIVILIZATION

3. A person who can transform into an animal while asleep in order to do harm, or else the resulting animal transformation itself.
7. The belief in or worship of more than one god.
9. Seeds that the Maya used to make chocolate.
10. The serpent god of the Maya. One of the primary gods, especially to the Itza peoples of Chichen Itza.
13. A large monument with four sides that tapers at the top. The Maya build step pyramids with flat tops. At the top they built a temple to their gods.

1. A sinkhole or pit filled with water, cenotes were sources of water for the Maya and were also used as places of sacrifice.
2. The main god of the Maya, Itzamna was the god of fire who created the Earth.
4. The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
5. The Maya religious calendar used to track religious days and ceremonies. It had 260 days.
6. A book or codex that described Maya religion and mythology.
8. The Maya solar calendar that was used to measure time and had 365 days.
11. A lesser lord, usually ruling over a small town.
12. A type of book written by the Maya that was created by one long sheet of paper that was then folded like an accordion.