Mesoamerica

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Across
  1. 2. "Land of Rubber”.
  2. 5. A spanish conqueror.
  3. 6. One of the largest and most famous Olmec cities.
  4. 8. A number that is represented as three dots in the Mayan number system
  5. 11. The practice of cutting down a forest and burning the remains.
  6. 13. A dark, dense, volcanic rock.
  7. 14. This kept Mesoamerican civilization separated from the rest of the world.
  8. 15. Spanish priest who tried to make Mayans accept Catholicism, but later studied them.
  9. 18. An urban center of the Olmec civilization the included multiple cities.
  10. 20. Home for the Aztecs.
  11. 21. Corn
  12. 22. Spanish conquistador who enter Tenochtitlan in 1519.
Down
  1. 1. Aztec emperor who expanded the Aztec boundaries as well as welcoming Cortes.
  2. 3. The largest and most powerful Mayan city.
  3. 4. First great king of the Mayans.
  4. 7. The Olmecs created gigantic ___________ out of stone, jade, and basalt.
  5. 9. A deep sinkhole filled with water that formed when water eroded limestone.
  6. 10. The location for the Olmecs.
  7. 12. A land bridge invented by the Aztecs.
  8. 16. A popular stone in Mesoamerica used for personal use or trade.
  9. 17. A land filled with bodies of water, rainforests, and mountains.
  10. 19. A glass-like volcanic rock.