Ancient American Crossword CW49

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Across
  1. 2. Spanish word for conqueror
  2. 6. Montezuma was the ________ emperor who welcomed Cortes and his men.
  3. 7. The Ancient Americans were _________ which means they believed in many gods.
  4. 9. Malinche translated for the Spanish Conquistador named ________.
  5. 11. This was one of the older civilizations in Central America located along the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America.
  6. 12. Capital city of the Aztec was ___________.(Look it up for the spelling.)
  7. 13. What was the hidden killer responsible for the death of many of the Aztec people?
  8. 14. Which Ancient American civilization had a population of 20 million people!
Down
  1. 1. Spanish conqueror of the Inca?(last name only)
  2. 3. Mountain range where the Inca lived was the ________.
  3. 4. The religious reason for conquering new land was to spread _________.
  4. 5. The Maya studied astronomy which helped them develop a detailed _____________ to record dates and events.
  5. 6. Enemies of the Aztec who became “friends” with the Spanish were known as _______.
  6. 8. Atahualpa was the _______ Emperor and was defeated by the Spanish.
  7. 10. The Maya had a detailed system of writing using symbols that represented sounds.