African Americans

2. a member of a South American people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
4. explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla.
7. a member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
8. capital of the Inca Empire,
10. the language spoken in Spain
12. writing consisting of hieroglyphs.
15. An Aztec emperor of the sixteenth century
16. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
18. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.
19. 13th and last emperor of the Inca
20. an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
21. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
22. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

1. the capital of the Aztec empire
3. the worship of multiple gods
5. an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone.
6. cutting plants and setting fires to fertilize farmland for crops
9. small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes
11. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
13. mountains located in Wester South America
14. One of the seven continents; connected to North America
17. a member of an indigenous people of Yucatán and adjacent areas.