Across
- 2. Practiced by Maya and Aztecs to keep their gods happy.
- 4. Region where the Inca lived.
- 5. Important crop for the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs.
- 7. Created by the Maya to track the seasons for farming.
- 8. Arrived in Tenochtitlan in 1519.
- 11. Animal introduced to the Americas by the Spanish.
- 14. City built on top of Tenochtitlan after it was destroyed.
- 15. King of the Aztecs when Cortes arrived.
- 18. Inca accounting system using threads and knots.
- 19. Name of an early Aztec tribe.
- 20. Killed many Inca before the Spanish arrived.
- 21. Burning plants to reintroduce nutrients into soil for farming.
- 22. Sign from a god that Aztecs found their home.
- 24. Tenochtitlan was an island on Lake ____________.
- 25. Language spoken by the Aztecs.
- 26. Met with Atahualpa in 1532.
Down
- 1. King of the Inca when Pizarro arrived.
- 3. Region of the Americas where both the Maya and Aztecs were located.
- 6. Constructed by the Aztecs so people could walk from the mainland to Tenochtitlan.
- 9. Capital city of the Aztec Empire.
- 10. Capital city of the Inca Empire.
- 12. Emperor who greatly expanded the Inca Empire.
- 13. Moctezuma may have believed Cortes was this god.
- 14. May have been a getaway resort for wealthy Incas.
- 16. Helped Cortes communicate with Native Americans
- 17. Region where the Maya lived.
- 23. Spanish took this from Moctezuma's treasure room.