Across
- 4. slash-and-burn technique
- 5. made it possible for the Olmecs and the Mayas to create permanent settlements
- 6. the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
- 7. related to a god or gods
- 9. which peninsula do the Mayan cities continue to prosper in
- 11. could foretell the future
- 15. the primary food
- 17. a method of farming along the sides of mountains
- 19. Mayan civilization was found here
- 20. matchmaker
- 22. centers plazas surrounded by temples and palaces
- 23. the first Mesoamericans to use a solar calendar
- 24. Chichen Itza
- 25. was at the top of the social pyramid
- 26. an important feature in their religion
- 27. worn by the ruler which was as tall as a person
- 28. to support or provide nourishment for
- 29. Mayas who lived in different communities used the same...
- 30. actions performed as part of a religious ceremony
- 32. was a special number for the men
- 33. birds with shiny green feathers
Down
- 1. this took over the cities in the lowlands when they collapsed
- 2. city
- 3. a gift of an animal or human for slaughter to the gods
- 8. used to built Mayan cities
- 10. knew how to read and write
- 11. the backbone of society
- 12. performed manual labor
- 13. the people of an ancient Mesoamerican civilization
- 14. a social structure used to rank social classes
- 16. a large amount
- 17. the Mayans were accomplished at this
- 18. writing that uses pictures as symbols
- 21. to leave something behind
- 31. was a special number for the women