LC 8

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Across
  1. 6. A long mountain range along western South America.
  2. 9. A South American empire in the Andes known for roads, terraces, and Cuzco as its capital.
  3. 11. A red gate marking the entrance to a Shinto Shrine
  4. 12. A powerful Mesoamerican empire in central Mexico with a capital at Tenochtitlan.
  5. 14. Belief that spirits exist in nature and in all living and nonliving things.
Down
  1. 1. A multi‑tiered tower found at Buddhist temples.
  2. 2. Capital of Incan Empire
  3. 3. An ancient Mesoamerican civilization known for writing, astronomy, and pyramids.
  4. 4. Incan record‑keeping tool made of knotted strings.
  5. 5. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas with water on both sides.
  6. 7. Capital of Aztec Empire on a lake
  7. 8. Japan’s native religion focused on nature spirits called kami.
  8. 10. Farming on stepped levels carved into hillsides to grow crops on mountains.
  9. 13. Aztec “floating gardens” built on lake surfaces for farming.