AZTEC

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Across
  1. 2. Spanish land grant system
  2. 5. a reclining statue with a bowl for human hearts
  3. 7. a disease that spreads rapidly and widely
  4. 8. drawings or paintings on rock walls
  5. 10. supplies of gold and silver
  6. 12. name of the civilization created by the Mexica
  7. 15. a celebration or ceremony
  8. 16. the Christian reconquest of Spain (background to Aztec contact)
  9. 17. gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from conquered groups
  10. 18. the language spoken by the Aztecs
  11. 19. Aztec books made from deerskin or bark
  12. 20. persons of mixed Spanish and Aztec descent
  13. 21. a knotted-string record system used by Andean cultures
  14. 23. a device used to throw a short spear
  15. 24. pictures or symbols used in writing
  16. 25. volcanic glass
Down
  1. 1. art carved into rock
  2. 3. the Aztec school for nobles
  3. 4. floating islands used for agriculture
  4. 6. Spanish leader of an expedition to colonize other lands
  5. 9. Aztec school for commoners
  6. 11. a brilliantly coloured rainforest bird
  7. 13. a tall hill across the lake from Tenochtitlan
  8. 14. a nocturnal wildcat
  9. 22. units of organization in Aztec society