Maya, Aztec, and Inca

Across
2.	/ the king of the Inca was know as the _______ Inca
6.	/ picture writing used by the Maya
8.	/ the basic unit of the Inca community
9.	/ people who conquered the Aztec and Inca
12.	/ The Maya____________ predicted the end of world on Dec. 21, 2012
13.	/ El____________ is a famous pyramid found in the Maya city of Chichen Itza
14.	/ Francisco ____________ conquered the Inca Emprire
17.	/ monument made by the Maya and Aztec with a temple on top to their gods
19.	/ he conquered the Aztecs
20.	/ capital of the Aztec empire
22.	/ a Maya book made from a number of pages folded up in a zig zag pattern
24.	/ Powerful empire in South America when the Spanish arrived

Down
1.	/ ___________ Picchu was a hidden Inca city never discovered by the Spanish
3.	/ Aztec language
4.	/ the Maya, Aztec, and Inca did not make use of this round invention
5.	/ the staple food for all 3 civilizations
7.	/ Spanish explorers, treasure hunters, and conquerors
9.	/ an infectious disease brought to the Americas by the Spanish
10.	/ The Maya played this ball game in a large court surrounded by stone walls
11.	/ the Inca built these throughout their empire to enable communication by messenger runner
12.	/ this famous food came from the Americas and the cacao seed
13.	/ Capital city of the Inca
15.	/ name for the Aztec king
16.	/ king of the Aztec when the Spanish arrived
18.	/ modern day country where the Aztec lived
21.	/ the Inca had to pay a labor_____ to the government each year
23.	/ the Inca god Inti was the god of the ______