Across
- 2. The organ removed during Aztec sacrifices to offer to the gods
- 6. Volcanic glass used by the Aztecs to craft weapons and ceremonial blades
- 7. Aztec god of war and the sun, to whom sacrifices were often made
- 8. Aztec practice of offering human lives to honor and appease the gods
- 10. Temple complex in Tenochtitlan dedicated to the gods, where sacrifices took place
- 11. Precious metal that motivated the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
- 12. The lake on which Tenochtitlan was constructed
- 13. Aztec emperor who met with the Spanish and was eventually captured
- 14. Type of stepped structures used as temples for religious ceremonies in Tenochtitlan
Down
- 1. The god associated with wind and wisdom, often depicted as a feathered serpent
- 3. The powerful capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on a lake
- 4. Spanish term for the soldiers who conquered the Aztec Empire
- 5. Disease brought by the Spanish that weakened the Aztec population
- 9. The conquistador who led the expedition against the Aztecs
