a leading Maya city; its grand pyramid is well known

an ancient Maya city in southern Mexico where Lord Pacal's tomb was found

a city and the surrounding territory it ruled

A volcanic rock on which the Maya ground their corn

tropical banana plants whose coarse fruit is eaten cooked

An upright stone slab with an inscribed or sculptured surface

a large stone coffin

a large peninsula in Mexico inhabited by the ancient Maya and their descendants

a word symbol in hieroglyphic writing

an important city-state and center for trade in the Mayan world

seed of the cacao tree, source of chocolate

A game played by the ancient Maya in which a large rubber ball was volleyed back and forth on a ball court. Sometimes the losers were sacrificed to the gods. This game may have been the first team sport.

a building created in honor of a god

people who come from a particular ancestor or group of ancestors