The Maya Civilization

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Across
  1. 4. slash-and-burn technique
  2. 5. made it possible for the Olmecs and the Mayas to create permanent settlements
  3. 6. the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
  4. 7. related to a god or gods
  5. 9. which peninsula do the Mayan cities continue to prosper in
  6. 11. could foretell the future
  7. 15. the primary food
  8. 17. a method of farming along the sides of mountains
  9. 19. Mayan civilization was found here
  10. 20. matchmaker
  11. 22. centers plazas surrounded by temples and palaces
  12. 23. the first Mesoamericans to use a solar calendar
  13. 24. Chichen Itza
  14. 25. was at the top of the social pyramid
  15. 26. an important feature in their religion
  16. 27. worn by the ruler which was as tall as a person
  17. 28. to support or provide nourishment for
  18. 29. Mayas who lived in different communities used the same...
  19. 30. actions performed as part of a religious ceremony
  20. 32. was a special number for the men
  21. 33. birds with shiny green feathers
Down
  1. 1. this took over the cities in the lowlands when they collapsed
  2. 2. city
  3. 3. a gift of an animal or human for slaughter to the gods
  4. 8. used to built Mayan cities
  5. 10. knew how to read and write
  6. 11. the backbone of society
  7. 12. performed manual labor
  8. 13. the people of an ancient Mesoamerican civilization
  9. 14. a social structure used to rank social classes
  10. 16. a large amount
  11. 17. the Mayans were accomplished at this
  12. 18. writing that uses pictures as symbols
  13. 21. to leave something behind
  14. 31. was a special number for the women