Across
- 1. A possible explanation for historical events.
- 4. This was the only way the Maya had to transport food.
- 8. Maya farmers did not use the ___.
- 9. A ___ disaster may have caused the Maya to desert the cities.
- 10. A major outbreak of disease.
- 11. About 850 C.E., the Maya ____ collapsed.
- 12. The Mayan society collapsed, and the people scattered through the ___.
Down
- 2. This type of fierce storm might have forced the Maya to leave their cities.
- 3. A natural disaster that is caused by the ground shifting.
- 5. A group of people on the lower level of a social hierarchy. This group worked hard to provide food and wealth to the upper class.
- 6. Unfriendly people coming into a territory from outside.
- 7. This group of people may have taken over the cities and forced the Maya to leave.