Mesoamerican Civilizations Crossword!

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  1. 3. The unique physical appearance of the Maya is related to the binding of this during childhood
  2. 4. Maya gods were worshipped with gifts of this
  3. 8. He was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived
  4. 9. The Olmecs were the first to extract this material from trees and use it in trade
  5. 10. The purpose of Aztec warfare was to expand their territory and find victims for...
  6. 13. He was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish arrived
  7. 15. All of the Mesoamerican civilizations were what in terms of religion?
  8. 17. The Aztecs built these monuments in tiers like a wedding cake
  9. 19. The Inca believed their gods and dead ancestors could communicate with them through dreams and...
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  1. 1. Like the Ancient Egyptians, the Maya also had a system of writing known as…
  2. 2. The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish and their leader, Hernando Cortes, because the Aztecs believed he was a legendary what who had returned to Earth?
  3. 5. Series of knotted color coded strings used by the Inca to keep records since they had no written languages
  4. 6. Christian missionaries did this to Mayan books in hopes of ending their worship of the Mayan gods
  5. 7. This precious stone was used by the Maya to make weapons
  6. 11. This disease as well as others brought by the Spanish diminished the Aztec population
  7. 12. The Aztecs created a calendar with how many days in each month?
  8. 14. Archaeological evidence found in colossal stone heads suggest that the Olmecs may be descendants of…
  9. 16. The Inca Empire was already weak when the Spanish arrived because they had just fought a…
  10. 18. The Incas developed an accurate calendar by observing the movements of the sun and…
  11. 20. According to the Maya, on December 21, 2012, the sun will block what flow from the center of the Milky Way to planet Earth?