The Maya

2. the time it takes the Earth to travel once around the sun
5. a stone slab or pillar with carvings or inscriptions
6. served as officials and oversaw the administration of the states
7. performed manual labor for their owners
8. "Middle America"
9. a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
10. a social structure in the shape of a pyramid
14. a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
18. a regional variety of a language
19. maintained favor with the gods

1. a set of actions that is alway performed the same way as part of religious ceremony
2. a farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
3. writing that uses pictures as symbols
4. worked on land, growing maize, squash, beans, and other crops to feed the population
11. a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
12. god-like king
13. used for mountainous lands
15. imported valuable products from the highlands
16. symbol or character in a hieroglyphic system of writing
17. made a wide variety of objects, many to pay tribute to the gods