Broken Spears Chapters 1-2

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Across
  1. 3. — The ruler who received reports of the omens and grew fearful.
  2. 5. — The Mexica political structure that controlled surrounding regions.
  3. 8. — Another word for a powerful warning sign.
  4. 10. — A large-scale disaster the omens seemed to predict.
  5. 12. — The upper class who assisted the tlatoani.
  6. 16. — A defining characteristic of Mexica imperial society.
  7. 20. — Individuals sent repeatedly to report events to Moctezuma.
  8. 22. — The fear that the gods were angry at the Mexica.
  9. 23. — The full set of deities in Mexica religion.
  10. 27. — A state providing payments and labor to the Mexica.
  11. 28. — The mysterious blaze at the temple that could not be extinguished.
  12. 29. — The geographic environment surrounding Tenochtitlan.
  13. 30. — Interpretation of signs to determine future events.
Down
  1. 1. — Capital city where many omens appeared.
  2. 2. — The practice of reading signs to understand the gods’ will.
  3. 4. — The political title held by Moctezuma as supreme leader.
  4. 6. — The sense that disaster was approaching.
  5. 7. — Extraordinary signs believed to predict catastrophe.
  6. 9. — Patron god whose favor was essential for the Mexica.
  7. 11. — The people describing the omens in these chapters.
  8. 13. — The dominant feeling in the court after the omens.
  9. 14. — Moctezuma’s power over the empire, threatened by fear.
  10. 15. — The balance between gods and humans believed to be at risk.
  11. 17. — Moctezuma’s need to appear strong despite increasing anxiety.
  12. 18. — Ceremonies the Mexica performed to seek the gods’ favor.
  13. 19. — Specialists who attempted to explain the strange signs.
  14. 21. — The group responsible for interpreting divine messages.
  15. 24. — The system of beliefs that shaped how omens were interpreted.
  16. 25. — The idea that powerful events had been foretold.
  17. 26. — The boiling lake phenomenon viewed as a supernatural sign.