GRADE 5 UNIT 1A: SECRETS OF THE MAYA

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Across
  1. 1. Gifts or sacrifices given to a deity or in religious rituals
  2. 4. A long period of little or no rainfall
  3. 6. The meaning or importance of something
  4. 8. An ancient timekeeping device that uses the sun’s shadow to show the time
  5. 10. The highest point or peak, especially in the sky or success
  6. 12. A natural pit or sinkhole filled with water, often found in limestone regions like Mexico
  7. 13. Extremely tiring and demanding; exhausting
  8. 14. To go through or into something, especially with force or difficulty
Down
  1. 2. Lived in or occupied by people or animals
  2. 3. Acts of giving up something valuable for the sake of something more important
  3. 5. A piece of land almost surrounded by water but still connected to the mainland
  4. 6. Considered holy or connected to a god or spiritual purpose
  5. 7. Fell or dived suddenly and quickly
  6. 9. A large and important church, often the central church of a diocese
  7. 11. Icicle-shaped formations hanging from cave ceilings, made of minerals