Mesoamerican Crossword Puzzle

2. A civilization which other civilizations named them
4. Middle America, A cultural region made up of Mexico and Central America
7. Verde, Where the famous cliff residents are built
8. A well- planned city that dominated life in the valley of Mexico
11. The capital city for the Aztecs, the gods told them to find an eagle holding a snake in its beak and sitting on a cactus
13. controlled most of Peru's mountains and coastal area
14. Inca Yupanqui, A great warrior, and leader of the Incas
18. Inca, What the Incas named their leader
19. A small rectangular area of fertile land for farming
20. village cliff dwellings which are multi-floored houses connected by ladders and doorways
22. the sun god and the most important god to the Incas
23. The person of the highest rank distributed lavish gifts to a large number of guests
24. A large underground pueblo used for religious and political meetings with a hole in the middle to represent the birthplace of the tribe
25. the biggest housing pueblo that housed 20,000 people

1. what the leader of each Inca village was named
3. League, A unique political alliance of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca
5. A huge, temple complex with carvings of humans, crocodiles, cats, and birds
6. A clay made with plant fibers and clay and dries hard in the sun
7. People in the northern coast of Peru developed methods of fertilizing the soil, using canals to irrigate the land
9. The Native American word for corn
10. a powerful city developed on the southern shores of Lake Titicaca
12. Bonito, the largest pueblo built housing 3000 people with 800 rooms
15. A payment from conquered people
16. people living along the south coast of Peru
17. the capital city of the Incan empire from which Pachacuti's dependence also ruled
21. A collection of colored strings that were knotted in different ways to represent various numbers