Across
- 4. painted manuscripts that recorded Aztec religion and history
- 5. ritual in which Aztecs offered their own blood
- 7. sacrifice: ritual offering to nourish the gods
- 9. Totec: god of agriculture, spring, and renewal
- 11. feathered serpent god of wind, learning, and creation
- 12. goddess of lakes and rivers
- 15. high-protein grain used in Aztec festivals
- 18. spice that flavored most Aztec dishes
- 20. sun god who demanded sacrifice to keep shining
- 21. important domesticated bird for meat and feathers
- 23. beans used to make a bitter chocolate drink
- 24. alcoholic drink made from fermented maguey sap
- 26. goddess of childbirth and midwives
- 27. sacred bird, symbol of the sun and the Mexica people
Down
- 1. lord of the underworld
- 2. volcanic stone used for ritual knives
- 3. god of the sun and war, patron of Tenochtitlán
- 4. floating islands where the Aztecs grew their food
- 6. the staple grain of the Aztec diet
- 8. merchants who also traded sacred food like cacao
- 10. vegetable grown alongside maize and beans
- 13. god of night, destiny, and sorcery
- 14. rain god who brought fertility and storms
- 16. flatbread made from maize dough
- 17. earth goddess, mother of gods including Huitzilopochtli
- 19. crop that provided protein when eaten with maize
- 21. maize dough steamed in a husk, filled with meat or beans
- 22. Mayor: main temple in Tenochtitlán dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc
- 23. Stone: massive carving symbolizing Aztec cosmology
- 25. powerful animal symbol linked to warriors and gods