Ancient Civilizations & The Americas (Units 1 & 2)

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Across
  1. 4. The practice of farming and growing crops, which allowed early people to stay in one place.
  2. 6. Step-like ledges cut into mountains by the Inca to create flat land for farming.
  3. 8. A person who moves from place to place in search of food and resources.
Down
  1. 1. A Spanish explorer and soldier who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain.
  2. 2. Bridge: The strip of land (Beringia) that early humans crossed to get from Asia to North America.
  3. 3. A highly organized society with its own culture, government, and social structure.
  4. 5. The ancient civilization in Mesoamerica known for its advanced calendar and writing system.
  5. 7. "Floating gardens" built by the Aztecs to grow food in swampy lake beds.