The Americas

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Across
  1. 2. Inca sun god
  2. 5. lake where the Aztec built their capital city
  3. 6. civilization in Mesoamerica known for writing and calendars
  4. 11. places where goods are bought and sold
  5. 13. climate that is hot with wet and dry seasons
  6. 14. large area ruled by one leader
  7. 16. title of the Inca emperor
  8. 17. mountain range where the Inca lived
  9. 18. Maya writing system using symbols
  10. 19. civilization located in South America
  11. 20. important crop grown by many civilizations
  12. 22. Inca record keeping system made of knotted cords
Down
  1. 1. land bridge used by early people to migrate to the Americas
  2. 3. city with its own government
  3. 4. floating farms used by the Aztec
  4. 7. civilization that built a capital on a lake
  5. 8. steps built into mountains for farming
  6. 9. system used by the Maya to track time
  7. 10. payment made to a ruler
  8. 12. disease that spread after European arrival
  9. 15. area with similar characteristics
  10. 16. body of water that replaced the land bridge
  11. 21. dense forest where the Maya lived