Maya Empire for Kids
Vocabulary Words
Key Words: We created a word wall using a step pyramid. It seemed a good place to post words on our wall for our study of the Maya Indians. Words you will probably wish to include on your word wall as you discover them in your unit of study are: Mayan (the language), Maya (the people), Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Tikal, Copan, Mesoamerica, civilization, pyramid, hieroglyphics, tortillas, calendar, surplus crops, stone axes, codex, stelas, jaguar