Across
- 3. - A lesser lord, usually ruling over a small town.
- 5. - The Maya religious calendar used to track religious days and ceremonies. It had 260 days.
- 7. - The serpent god of the Maya. One of the primary gods, especially to the Itza peoples of Chichen Itza.
- 9. - The belief in or worship of more than one god.
- 10. - A large monument with four sides that tapers at the top. The Maya build step pyramids with flat tops. At the top they built a temple to their gods.
- 11. - Seeds that the Maya used to make chocolate.
- 12. - A type of book written by the Maya that was created by one long sheet of paper that was then folded like an accordion.
Down
- 1. - The Maya solar calendar that was used to measure time and had 365 days.
- 2. - A person who can transform into an animal while asleep in order to do harm, or else the resulting animal transformation itself.
- 4. - The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
- 6. - The main god of the Maya, Itzamna was the god of fire who created the Earth.
- 8. - A sinkhole or pit filled with water, cenotes were sources of water for the Maya and were also used as places of sacrifice.
- 10. Vuh - A book or codex that described Maya religion and mythology.