The Maya Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. things needed by people, plants, and animals to help them grow.
  2. 6. a place or building used for making observations of the stars and planets.
  3. 9. a special chamber for burying the dead.
  4. 10. a building with triangular sides.
  5. 11. a system or writing that uses pictures to represent words.
  6. 12. a thin, flat bread made from maize flour.
  7. 14. a city and the area of land around it.
  8. 15. a large group of people who live in an organised way
Down
  1. 1. a flat area cut into the hillside for growing crops.
  2. 2. the scientific study of stars, planets, and space.
  3. 3. a period of rule by a king or queen.
  4. 4. a powerful group in Mayan society who helped the King.
  5. 5. woven or knitted cloth.
  6. 7. exchanging goods without using money.
  7. 8. a group of people that all have the same status in society.
  8. 13. the plant that produces corn.
  9. 15. a type of vegetable like a pumpkin or courgette.
  10. 16. an ancient manuscript or book.