The Incas
Across
- 2. the official language of the Inca Empire
- 4. an Inca clan (group of related families); the basic unit of Inca society
- 5. the Sun God’s son
- 7. a person through whom a God or spirit is believed to speak
- 10. the art of telling the future or finding hidden knowledge through religious means
- 12. knotted sets of strings
- 13. a bridge whose roadway is held up by cables that are anchored on each end of the bridge.
- 14. the nobles who are considered relatives of the emperor
- 16. sacred objects and places including temples, charms, and places in nature
- 18. a type of surgery that involves penetrating the skull
- 19. the nobles that were the leaders of the people conquered by the Incas
Down
- 1. convent teachers
- 3. an event where young men chose brides
- 6. tutors for the sons of nobles
- 8. shared by community or group
- 9. the Sun God who appeared before a later Inca ruler
- 11. messengers that carried messages from one station to the next
- 15. the Inca emperor’s name/ title
- 17. a seat or chair on which a person is carried; a kind of carriage for high-ranking people
- 20. the capital city of the Inca Empire