Across
- 1. a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City
- 4. A member of the Aztec empire located in central Mexico
- 6. A major city located in Peru
- 10. The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe
- 11. The gateway of a Shinto shrine, with two uprights and two crosspieces
- 12. A Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, typically a many-tiered tower, in India and East Asia
- 13. A member of the Maya empire located in the Northwest part of Central America
- 14. A member of the Incan empire located in cental Peru
Down
- 2. A method of growing crops on the sides of hills or mountains by planting on a graduated terrace built into the hillside
- 3. Mountain chain located along the western coast of South America
- 5. A Mexican artificial garden or medow reclaimed from a lake or pond by tilling soil
- 7. A Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power
- 8. An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
- 9. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land