Aztec Empire

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Across
  1. 2. causing admiration or awe
  2. 4. Another name for Spanish explorer
  3. 9. A wide road for travel
  4. 10. Native American Princess who could speak Mayan, Spanish, and Aztec.
  5. 12. Aztec Warriors are no match for these types of weapons when Cortes returns to conquer Tenochtitlan
  6. 13. bird which would be a sign for Aztecs that they found their home
  7. 15. animal in the bird's mouth which would be a sign for Aztecs that they found their home
  8. 18. very large
  9. 20. Every Aztec male was trained to be one of these
  10. 21. What Cortes and the Spanish are searching for in Mexico
  11. 24. a Mesoamerican people who built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428 to 1519 C.E.
  12. 26. Aztec Serpent God expected to return to take Aztec Throne: Pale Skinned arriving from the East
  13. 28. Texcoco: the name of the Lake where they built their new city
  14. 30. the wooden stakes driven into the lake to create a solid foundation for the Aztecs on their island home
  15. 31. country that invaded the Aztecs
  16. 32. the Aztecs required this for all city-states that it ruled over
  17. 33. Country in the Aztecs lived in
  18. 35. European city smaller than Tenochtitlan
  19. 36. a solid earthen roadway built across water or low ground
  20. 37. uniform behavior according to a set of social or cultural rules or beliefs
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  1. 1. Aztec ruler in the early 1500s most famous for his confrontation with the Spanish
  2. 3. Central America land where the Aztecs, Mayans, and Inca lived
  3. 5. two pipes that brought fresh water to Tenochtitlan
  4. 6. disease brought by Spanish that kills many Aztecs
  5. 7. Spanish Conquistador who led the expidition into Mexico
  6. 8. Lake the Aztecs built their capital city in
  7. 9. "floating gardens"
  8. 11. to take control of a person or thing by force
  9. 14. the capital city of the Aztec Empire
  10. 16. crop most important to the Aztecs
  11. 17. a professional soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
  12. 19. City: the city of present day Tenochtitlan
  13. 22. a public square or open area in a city where people gather
  14. 23. the plant which would be a sign for Aztecs that they found their home
  15. 25. An enormous capital city in the Valley of Mexico from roughly 100 to 650 CE, Pyramid of the Sun was most famous part of this city
  16. 27. a group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree to work together, usually for common defense or trade
  17. 29. necessary for the existence of something
  18. 34. Place in Royal Palace where feathers of parrots and queztals were collected for trade