Maya Unit Vocab

3. independent nations) connected by a common culture, trade, and religion
5. An ancient Maya religious text containing tales of human creation, prophecies, traditional myths, and histories.
7. A symbol representing a word or phrase
9. A colorful bird whose feathers were valued highly amongst the Maya elite
14. The most significant crop; it made up 80% of their diet
15. A system in which a person's social class is determined by birth
17. The act of offering something to a deity. Could be anything, including human or animal slaughter.
19. A farming technique which created a number of flat levels (like huge stairs) on the slopes on mountainsides. This allowed for more land to farm.

1. The study of the heavens
2. A picture symbol representing a word or phrase
4. a luxury treat made from cacao beans
6. A sacrifice of blood to the Gods, sometimes performed by piercing one's tongue with thorns.
8. A symbol representing a vocal sound
10. A sophisticated water control system
11. A farming technique in which farmers would burn a field after it was plowed and harvested. Ash left behind healthy soil for the next season.
12. Maya Ballgame
13. To trade goods/services for other goods/services.
16. “The ________ of Life.” The Maya believed this connected the realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld
18. Ms. Rothwell’s favorite way to eat Maise