The Mayans
Across
- 2. one of the stones mined in the mountains and traded to lowland cities
- 3. offered by Mayans to gods to prevent disasters
- 5. a sharp, glasslike volcanic rock
- 6. a region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America
- 7. ancient Maya city on the border between the highlands and lowlands
- 8. a book containing Maya legends and history
- 10. developed based on discoveries in astronomy and used to mark activities in agriculture
Down
- 1. was known as the food of rulers and of the gods
- 2. skins made from this animal were worn as capes by the upper class
- 4. corn
- 5. buildings to study astronomy
- 9. an important king in the Maya city of Palenque, became ruler when only 12