Aztec Empire Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. King of the aztecs, He was elected in 1502 to take the throne and ruled for eighteen years, until 1520
  2. 4. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
  3. 5. language of the Aztecs
  4. 7. corn
  5. 8. refers to all of the indigenous people of mexico
  6. 12. Aztec calendar
  7. 14. small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes.
  8. 15. raised road or track across low or wet ground
  9. 16. an artificial channel to transport water
  10. 19. a prediction
  11. 20. Aztec sun and war god
  12. 22. natural lake within the Anahuac or Valley of Mexico.
Down
  1. 1. Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico in 1521
  2. 2. an acute contagious viral disease.
  3. 4. a conqueror, mainly referring to the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
  4. 6. indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century
  5. 9. “land of the white herons” homeland of Aztecs
  6. 10. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
  7. 11. Ball game of the Aztecs. You hit a rubber ball with your behind and try to get it into the metal ring at the end of each court.
  8. 13. an act of slaughtering an animal or person as an offering to a god
  9. 17. capital of the Aztec empire
  10. 18. depicts the succession of Aztec rulers, the arrival of Spanish troops and introduction of christianity. Shows history.
  11. 21. an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude