The Maya

2. The number of social classes in Maya society
4. Mayan civilization developed around the same time as the ____.
7. A huge _____ court was at the bottom of some pyramids
8. Mayan farmers looked to the gods to control the ___.
11. Mayan athletes were not allowed to touch the ball with their ____ when playing the ball game
12. Many ancient Mayan cities lay hidden beneath the ____.
14. Slaves were prisoners of _____.
17. Mayans even made ______ sacrifices to please the gods
18. Last name of an explorer who discovered Mayan cities in the jungle
21. Mayan city-states were independent but were linked by ____.
22. person at the top of Maya social hierarchy
24. The maize god represented the circle of ____.
25. The captain of the losing team was often _______ to the gods

1. Peninsula where the Mayan civilization was located
3. The name of a Mayan city
5. Mayans sometimes offered their own _______ to the gods as a sacrifice
6. Farmers carved out ______ to farm on hillsides.
9. Maya considered this crop sacred
10. Mayan tradition says the gods made people out of this
13. A city called __ ________ is the "cradle of Mayan civilization"
15. By around 900AD, the Mayans had mysteriously abandoned many of their cities
16. The Maya built _____ at the top of many pyramids.
18. Upper class people lived in houses made of ____.
19. Large buildings found in Mayan cities; used for worship
20. A stone slab carved to honor Mayan kings
23. the goal of the ball game was to launch the ball through a ____ ring