The Early Americas

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Across
  1. 2. - buildings to study astronomy; Maya priests watched the stars from these buildings
  2. 4. - a region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of central America
  3. 6. - an event where a host prepared a feast and gave valuable gifts
  4. 7. - (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, he went to Mexico in search of gold and conquered the Aztec Empire
  5. 8. - type of clay found in the southwestern United States
  6. 9. - a raised road across water or wet ground
  7. 10. - (1475-1541) Spanish Conquistador
  8. 12. - (603-683) Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements
Down
  1. 1. - Spanish soldiers
  2. 3. - an alliance of five Northeastern Native American peoples
  3. 5. - (1466-1520) The last Aztec emperor, he was killed in the Spanish Conquest led by Cortes
  4. 11. - (1502-1533) The last Inca king, he was killed by Fransisco Pizarro