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Across
  1. 4. The language spoken by the Mexica people.
  2. 5. Spanish conqueror who was responsible for recording the local languages.
  3. 7. The Emperor was an absolute ruler and was considered a ____.
  4. 9. Emperor of the Aztecs during the Spanish invasion.
  5. 10. Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec god of _____ and air.
  6. 12. Material used to sharpen Aztec weapons in place of steel.
  7. 14. Disease that decimated the major Aztec city and allowed the Spanish to succeed in their siege.
  8. 15. The Day of the ____, which is celebrated on the Christian All Souls Day, also aligns with an Aztec tradition that took place at the same time.
Down
  1. 1. Tax or tithe made to the Aztec rulers.
  2. 2. The prophesied end of 'this world', as stated by the Sun Stone found in Mexico City.
  3. 3. La Malinche's role for the Spanish conquerors.
  4. 6. Capital city of the Aztec Empire, in the Valley of Mexico.
  5. 8. The treaty of ______ was made to divide the New World between the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies.
  6. 11. Chocolate drink given to victims about to be sacrificed to relax them.
  7. 13. Quetzalcoatl was a ____ serpent who was opposed to human sacrifice and banished by the other gods.