Aztec Crossword puzzle
Across
- 4. Capital city built on islands in Lake Texcoco
- 6. Powerful animal linked to elite Aztec warriors
- 7. Massive stepped structure used for worship
- 9. Large territory controlled by one government
- 14. Another word for ruler or monarch
- 16. Illustrated manuscript recording history and rituals
- 17. Major Aztec sun and war god
- 19. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Down
- 1. Artificial farming island used for agriculture
- 2. Aztec rain god
- 3. Name the Aztecs often used for themselves
- 5. Religious offering often associated with Aztec ceremonies
- 8. Spanish word connected to Aztec pyramid shrines
- 10. Important crop also known as corn
- 11. Aztec military fighter
- 12. Another elite Aztec warrior group
- 13. Valuable bean used as currency and drink ingredient
- 15. Civilization that dominated central Mexico before the Spanish arrived
- 18. Religious leader who conducted ceremonies