The Mayas

2. Ceremonial ball game used also to promote soil fertility, and as a public re-enactment of warfare where captives were forced to play and sacrificed when they lost.
5. One of the animals well favoured in Mayan cuisine.
11. Their system of writing using pictures and numbers.
14. loin cloth that was worn by men
15. The belief in many gods.
16. They studied the stars, planets, and built observatories.
17. Another name for the Halach Uinic who the head of each city state, a position which was hereditary.
18. Small structures built on top of the great pyramids.
19. Underground storehouses for surplus non-perishable crops.
21. The empire was divided into independent ____.
23. They made this from the inner bark and fibre of certain trees and used these to create manuscripts.
24. They are the lesser nobles that assisted the Halach Uinic. One of their duties was to train young soldiers.
25. Stone monuments on which stories/the accomplishments of kings were carved.

1. These were used as a form of exchange in trade.
3. simple dress worn by women
4. The Mayans were great _____ who developed an accurate system of numbering.
6. Mayan plots used for cultivation.
7. Also called the 'lord serpent'. He was the god who was responsible for determining the dates and times for feasts and sacrifices.
8. One of the materials used to build temples and pyramids.
9. This was used to record time, and determine the exact time when important events took place.
10. War chief elected based on prowess in battle for a three year term.
12. The Mayans flattened babies heads and hung balls in front of them to induce _____, which they believed gave them a 'noble air.'
13. Local priests responsible for meeting the religious needs of the people.
20. Elaborate item worn by the nobility.
22. They were a special group in the society. They were traders who lived by their own laws.