Aztec Revision

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Across
  1. 2. The organ removed during Aztec sacrifices to offer to the gods
  2. 6. Volcanic glass used by the Aztecs to craft weapons and ceremonial blades
  3. 7. Aztec god of war and the sun, to whom sacrifices were often made
  4. 8. Aztec practice of offering human lives to honor and appease the gods
  5. 10. Temple complex in Tenochtitlan dedicated to the gods, where sacrifices took place
  6. 11. Precious metal that motivated the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
  7. 12. The lake on which Tenochtitlan was constructed
  8. 13. Aztec emperor who met with the Spanish and was eventually captured
  9. 14. Type of stepped structures used as temples for religious ceremonies in Tenochtitlan
Down
  1. 1. The god associated with wind and wisdom, often depicted as a feathered serpent
  2. 3. The powerful capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on a lake
  3. 4. Spanish term for the soldiers who conquered the Aztec Empire
  4. 5. Disease brought by the Spanish that weakened the Aztec population
  5. 9. The conquistador who led the expedition against the Aztecs