Vocab #8

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Across
  1. 4. – narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  2. 5. – powerful empire in Mexico before the Spanish arrived
  3. 6. – capital city of the Aztec Empire
  4. 8. (Japan) – gate that marks the entrance to a sacred place
  5. 9. – people of an ancient civilization in Central America
  6. 10. (Japan) – multi-level temple tower in East Asia
  7. 12. – floating gardens used by the Aztecs to grow crops
  8. 13. Mountains – long mountain range in South America
Down
  1. 1. – system of knotted strings used by Incas to record information
  2. 2. (Japan) – traditional Japanese religion focused on nature spirits
  3. 3. – capital city of the Incan Empire
  4. 5. – belief that nature (animals, plants, objects) has spirits
  5. 7. Farming – farming on steps cut into hills or mountains
  6. 11. – empire in South America known for roads and engineering