Ancient Aztecs

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Across
  1. 4. - Act of taking control of an area not originally one's own.
  2. 5. - Ancient books used to record information about Aztec culture and history.
  3. 6. - Activity at which the Aztecs excelled, utilizing techniques like chinampas.
  4. 9. II - Emperor of the Aztec Empire during the Spanish conquest.
  5. 11. - Spanish conquistador responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire and colonization of Mexico.
  6. 12. - Aztec god of war and the sun, associated with courage and strength.
  7. 13. - Mythical Earth Monster associated with Aztec religion and creation myths.
  8. 14. - Floating gardens used for agriculture in the Aztec Empire.
Down
  1. 1. - Capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island.
  2. 2. - Deity worshipped as the god of rain and fertility by the Aztecs.
  3. 3. - Practice of trying to predict the future by interpreting signs or omens.
  4. 7. - God associated with wind, wisdom, and fertility in Aztec religion.
  5. 8. - Highly contagious disease that devastated the Aztec population during Spanish colonization.
  6. 10. CITY - Modern-day capital of Mexico, built upon the ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
  7. 11. - Tool used for tracking dates, which the Aztecs had two: Solar and Ritual.