Mesoamerican Agriculture and monumental structures

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Across
  1. 2. The animal referred to in the name Sacsayhuamán
  2. 4. Issue managed by building dikes to separate fresh water from Lake Texcoco
  3. 5. Metropolis in Guatemala featuring the Temple of the Great Jaguar
  4. 10. Author who said he did not know how to describe the sights of Tenochtitlan
  5. 11. Leader of the Spanish army
  6. 14. Personal account of events the author experienced, written from memory
Down
  1. 1. Monumental encyclopedic work of Nahua culture compiled by Sahagún
  2. 3. System of raised crop beds with water channels used for heating in the altiplano
  3. 6. Crop grown on lower terraces, used for tortilla, and part of the trilogy
  4. 7. Stepped platforms cut into hillsides to prevent erosion (also called andenes)
  5. 8. Founded in 1337, this city became the most important commercial hub in Mesoamerica
  6. 9. Small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for farming Milpa Sustainable farming cycle spanning 20 years, moving from forest to field Mesoamerican-trilogy The collective name for the "Three Sisters" of maize, beans, and squash
  7. 12. Technique used in the first stage of the milpa to clear forest and enrich soil
  8. 13. Plant with broad leaves used to shade the soil and reduce evaporation