Across
- 3. day periods and a five day period.
- 9. A picture of an object, used to represent a word.
- 11. The Sun (and also one day in the Maya
- 13. The study of the Sun, Moon, planets and
- 17. Twins An important Maya story. The Hero Twins were
- 20. The serpent god of the Maya.
- 22. god of the Maya.
- 24. A period of about 400 years.
- 25. The god of fire who created the Earth and the
- 26. A hard rock that was used to make tools.
- 28. and how they might affect people.
- 30. Peru in the 1500s.
- 31. A musical instrument that makes a sound like a
- 32. a person was born.
- 33. man A healer who can cure diseases using magic
- 35. Four gods who were thought to hold up the
- 36. A period of five years.
Down
- 1. The study of the movements of the stars and
- 2. A spear thrower.
- 4. A person who studies history and investigates
- 5. A channel, made by man, that carries water to
- 6. A sign that stands for a word / phrase in writing.
- 7. by one leader.
- 8. it is needed.
- 10. A period of 365 days. This was broken up into 18
- 11. A period of about 20 years.
- 12. Groups of Spanish people who invaded Mexico
- 14. to be the ancestors of the Maya.
- 15. and objects left behind.
- 16. The seeds of the cacao tree which are used to
- 18. A lord who usually ruled over a small town.
- 19. A city and the villages and land surrounding it,
- 21. of Yucatan, Mexico.
- 22. cocoa and chocolate.
- 23. An embroidered dress worn by females.
- 27. A symbol that is used to represent a word.
- 29. A large sacred tree found in the Maya regions.
- 34. A reservoir found underground in the
- 35. chart A map that shows the position of the planets