Social Studies

2. The region between North America and South America where the Maya lived.
5. The continent where the Aztec lived in present-day Mexico.
6. A famous Inca city built high in the Andes Mountains.
9. People who move from place to place instead of living permanently in one area.
11. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in a lake.
12. The mountain range where the Inca civilization lived.
13. The “mother civilization” of Mesoamerica known for giant stone heads.
17. The belief in many gods.
19. A preserved body, often associated with ancient Egypt.
20. The process of training plants or animals for human use.
21. Farming, or growing crops and raising animals for food.
22. The study of land, water, climate, and how people interact with their environment.
28. Mountain Range in India contains Mount Everest.
31. A civilization in South America known for roads, terrace farming, quipu, and Machu Picchu.
32. Floating gardens used by the Aztec for farming.
35. One of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia.
36. An ancient civilization in Asia that developed along rivers such as the Huang He.
37. A civilization in Central America known for calendars, writing, math, astronomy, and city-states.
38. A curved area of rich land in the Middle East where early farming began.
39. A ruler of ancient Egypt.
40. The major river in Egypt that helped farming and settlement.
41. A system used to bring water to crops.

1. An ancient civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
3. Groups in society based on power, wealth, jobs, or status.
4. The continent where the Inca civilization developed.
7. The beliefs, customs, art, food, and way of life of a group of people.
8. A city that has its own government and controls nearby land.
10. Extra food or goods beyond what people need to survive.
14. Taking control of land or people by force.
15. A religious practice where people were killed as offerings to the gods.
16. Plants grown by people for food or other uses.
18. A ruler of an empire.
23. An ancient civilization located along the Nile River in Africa.
24. A large stone structure built by some ancient civilizations, often for religious purposes.
25. The continent where ancient China and ancient India developed.
26. A civilization in Mexico known for Tenochtitlan, chinampas, conquest, and tribute.
27. A system of knotted ropes used by the Inca to keep records.
29. A farming method where plants are cut and burned to clear land.
30. An ancient civilization in Asia that developed near the Indus River.
33. A person whose job was to write or keep records.
34. Farming on step-like fields built into mountainsides.