African Americans

5. a member of a South American people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
6. an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone.
7. explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla.
9. the capital of the Aztec empire
11. small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes
12. 13th and last emperor of the Inca
15. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.
16. writing consisting of hieroglyphs.
17. a member of an indigenous people of Yucatán and adjacent areas.
19. the worship of multiple gods
21. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
2. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
3. the language spoken in Spain
4. a member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
6. One of the seven continents; connected to North America
8. cutting plants and setting fires to fertilize farmland for crops
10. 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. an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
18. capital of the Inca Empire,
20. An Aztec emperor of the sixteenth century