American Civilizations Review Crossword

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  1. 3. land leveled by the Inca for farming
  2. 9. an Incan clan (group of related families), the basic unit of Inca society
  3. 14. The most important Aztec deity; the feathered snake
  4. 15. the King of the Aztecs at the time of their conquest by the Spanish
  5. 17. one of the largest and most famous Mayan city-states
  6. 19. South American Empire of assimilated tribes ruled by a central monarchy from Cuzco in the Andes Mountains
  7. 20. Former lake in central Mexico; home of Aztec civilization
  8. 21. floating farming islands made by the Aztec
  9. 23. Staple crop that formed the agricultural foundation of American civilizations
  10. 24. drilling holes in the skull to relieve pressure on brain
  11. 25. knotted ropes, which functioned as the writing and number system for the Inca
Down
  1. 1. Decentralized society of independent city-states in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mesoamerica
  2. 2. a deadly Old World disease that was particularly devastating to native populations in the New World
  3. 4. the economic system of the Inca empire, which operated without a currecy, relied on barter, and collected taxes in labor
  4. 5. The capital of the Inca Empire
  5. 6. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
  6. 7. Mesoamerican Empire of tributary states ruled by a central monarchy from Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico
  7. 8. The peninsula in Mesoamerica where the Mayan civilization was located
  8. 10. the most important Mayan deity; the feathered snake
  9. 11. a bridge held up by cables anchored at each end
  10. 12. the most important Inca deity; The Sun God from which Inca Emperors descend
  11. 13. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
  12. 16. having more than one wife at one time
  13. 18. a farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
  14. 22. The mountain range along the west coast of South America where the Inca Empire was located