South & Central America (WH S8)

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Across
  1. 3. divided into 40 independent city-states; hereditary nobility
  2. 9. in Mayan & Aztec Empires this class conducted long distance trade of luxury goods to city markets
  3. 12. in all 3 empires, they had an important spiritual role as mediator to the gods
  4. 13. in each empire there were_____between the elite and the peasants
  5. 15. kept vast herds of llama & alpaca for meat, textiles & transport
  6. 16. the Aztec Empire used their military to enforce
  7. 17. this empire's wars were mainly about acquiring wealth and land
  8. 18. numeric record keeping by the Inca
  9. 19. all 3 empire developed these due to sun worship
Down
  1. 1. Incas used stone walls to help withstand
  2. 2. Mayan & Aztec written language
  3. 4. used to manage water on their island home, Lake Texcoco
  4. 5. Religion of all three empires
  5. 6. wars fought to build vast tribute empires to subsidize the twin capitals of Tenochtitlan & Taltelolco
  6. 7. main crop in all 3 empires
  7. 8. in the Incan Empire commercial trade was less important due to family clans being
  8. 9. this climate was found in the Andes Mountains of the Inca Empire
  9. 10. main crop in all 3 empires
  10. 11. all three empires economically were____________societies
  11. 14. main crop in all 3 empires