Monte Alban Word Search
Monte Alban, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: ZAPOTEC, OAXACA, MONTEALBAN, PLATFORM, PYRAMID, TOMB, BALLCOURT, TEMPLE, ALTAR, RELIEF, SCULPTURE, STELA.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Monte Alban word list, defined
- PLATFORM /plæt.fɒrm/ · noun, verb
- A raised level or platform, typically for a stage or a raised area for walking. A set of principles or ideas that form the basis of a political party or movement. Related: stage, level, base, ground.
- PYRAMID /ˈpaɪəmɪd/ · noun
- A polyhedron with a square base and four triangular sides that meet at the apex, typically with a smooth surface and often used as a tomb for a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. A structure or shape resembling this, especially one that is narrow at the top and wider at the base. Related: tetrahedron, pyramidal, obelisk, monolith.
- TOMB /tɒm/ · noun
- A structure or building for burying the dead, typically a large stone monument above or around a burial site. A person's final resting place, especially one marked by a monument or memorial. Related: mausoleum, monument, grave, sepulcher.
- TEMPLE /ˈtɛmpl/ · noun
- A building for public worship, especially in Eastern cultures, or a structure dedicated to a particular deity or activity. A part of the body, especially the head, that is covered by the hair. Related: shrine, sanctuary, chapel, grotto.
- ALTAR /ˈɔːltər/ · noun
- A raised structure or platform, typically in a church, used as a base for a religious image or for offerings to a deity. A place or object of reverence, worship, or sacrifice. Related: shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle, sacrarium.
- RELIEF /ˈrɛlɪf/ · noun, verb
- A feeling of happiness or relief is a strong and pleasant feeling that you have when something unpleasant or difficult has stopped or been dealt with. To provide or afford relief is to make a difficult or unpleasant situation easier or less severe. Related: comfort, solace, alleviation, ease.
- SCULPTURE /skʌltʃər/ · noun
- A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping or combining hard materials such as stone, wood, or metal, or by casting or welding. Related: statue, monument, carving, model.
- STELA /ˈsteɪlə/ · noun
- A stela is a stone slab or monument, typically bearing an inscription or image, erected to commemorate a person, event, or place. Related: monument, obelisk, stele, tablet.
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