Mayan Crossword

8. the Maya believed that their priests and kings could ___ with the gods.
9. The Maya were excellent astronomers and plotted the movement of the sun, moon, and planets without the use of these.
11. The Maya built these for observing the sky.
12. Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method in which trees are ___
13. Carved glyphs that celebrate rulers and their deeds have been preserved on stone monuments called ____.
15. One of the most startling Mayan religious practices was _____.
18. While today, Maya buildings are plain, gray ____ structures, they were once brightly colored and decorated.

1. The Maya developed three distinct types of ______ for religious festivals, farming tasks and historical dates.
2. Temples were built on these so that they could be closer to the gods in heaven.
3. the Maya built these on top of their pyramids
4. The soil in the rainforests was ____.
5. The Maya developed an advanced writing system that used _____.
6. The Mayan numbering system differed from the European system because it included a numeral for ____.
7. The Maya did NOT have horses, oxen or _____ vehicles.
10. One of the 2 reasons why the great Maya cities fell.
14. Most Maya people lived ____ from the center of the city.
16. One of the 2 reasons why the great Maya cities fell.
17. Feathers from this colorful tropical bird were traded by the Maya.