Mesoamerica
Across
- 2. a tropical bird whose feathers were often traded
- 3. sometimes humans were _______ to please the gods
- 7. artificial islands used for farming
- 8. largest river system in South America
- 10. mountain range in South America
- 15. civilizations in the Americas did not start by...
- 16. a natural sinkhole that is filled with water
- 18. how many years the Olmecs lasted
- 19. led the Moche people
- 21. how many years the Maya culture lasted
- 22. who is considered the greatest Maya king
- 23. name of the land bridge used to cross to the Americas
Down
- 1. a portable cone shaped home
- 4. what did Maya merchants trade that make chocolate
- 5. lowest social class in Mayan society
- 6. oldest civilization in the Americas
- 9. created the first writing system in the Americas
- 11. a record keeping device of knotted strings
- 12. most important food in the Americas
- 13. what the Toltec introduced to the Americas
- 14. city meaning "City of the Gods"
- 17. the religious center of the Nazca culture
- 20. culture located in modern-day Peru and Equador