Inca Key Words Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. planting crops on steps cut into the side of hills or mountains
- 3. belief in more than one god
- 6. the emperor of the Incas who owned everything and made all laws
- 9. ancient Incan city made of stone that wasn't captured by the Spanish
- 10. emperor that was killed after being captured by the Spanish, making him the last emperor of the Inca Empire
- 11. Incas believed that silver was made from the tears of this moon goddess and wife of Inti
- 12. houses were often built of bricks made out of this type of clay
Down
- 2. the main god of the Incas and the god of the sun whose tears created gold
- 4. person that would run between cities in the Inca Empire transporting messages
- 5. ropes and cords knotted in specific ways to keep track of things like population, taxes, llama numbers, and food supply
- 7. carved rock that was used for religious ceremonies and as a calendar
- 8. cloth, corn, wool, potatoes, and weapons were stored in these buildings until they were needed