Week 3 History and ELA

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Across
  1. 2. what Europeans referred to lands what are now known as North and South America
  2. 5. is Latin for “Year of Our Lord” and refers to the time since the birth of Jesus
  3. 6. someone who is responsible for the purposeful, careful management of resources so that the needs of the group can be met, both in the present and in the future
  4. 11. the type of essay that intends to explain; Just the facts; ex. research paper, newspaper article
  5. 12. the tribe that migrated from northern Mexico and eventually gained authority, along with allies, of Mexico; their economic basis was hydraulic authority
  6. 13. an independent state or nation consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
  7. 14. type of essay that tells a story; Tell me a story; ex. short story, skits and plays
  8. 15. one of the three of the seven areas humans migrated to; also known as the Valley of Mexico and Central America
  9. 16. the type of essay that creates a vivid picture; Paint me a picture; ex. poetry, book report
  10. 17. payment of some kind that a ruler demands of peoples who have been conquered
  11. 18. where human societies originated from before migrating to other land masses about two hundred thousand years ago
Down
  1. 1. a sacred food; did not exist outside the Americas prior to 1492
  2. 3. the largest city-state that was built of earthen stepped pyramids; supported a population of tens of thousands, larger than London
  3. 4. also known as Before Christ in societies where Christianity is the dominant religion
  4. 7. the type of essay that wants the audience to agree; Convince me; ex. advertisements, editorials
  5. 8. growing crops on a large scale using sophisticated methods of managing water, like draining swamplands to prepare lands for crops and building dams and irrigation systems to deliver the water various crops need
  6. 9. the land bridge between Siberia and Yukon Territory that is believed to be how the Indigenous people and other land animals migrated to the Americas
  7. 10. the first cultivators of corn; their civilization was centered in what is now Guatemala and Tobasco, Mexico; their religion was centered around corn