Across
- 2. name given to the civilization creaed by a nomatic tribve who settled in the valley of mexico during the 15th century
- 4. traditional stories about god and their relations with humans
- 6. the perception that europians and north americans are more important than other countries
- 8. the aztec school for nobles
- 10. the christian reconquest of spain from the muslims
- 12. a social system in which status is ranked and power is concentrated in the higher ranks
- 15. the word that the spanish used to describe the leaded of an expadition to colonize other lands
- 16. valuable gifts and taxes collected by the aztecs form a conquered group or city
- 17. units of organization in aztec society
- 18. a sign of something going to happen
Down
- 1. the belief in the existence of many gods
- 3. a desease that spreads rapidly and affects manny individuals at the same time
- 5. aztec school for commoners
- 7. a state run system of courts in spain were non catholics were put on trial
- 9. a brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tropical rain forests of central and south america
- 11. archaeological objects from the past such as clothing, tools, weapons, buildings, cooking utensils, jewelley, and personal items
- 13. a channel used to move water usually suported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley
- 14. a spanish system that gave spanish settlers land grants when they arrived in a colony
- 15. floating islands built in the water around tenochtitlan to grow crops
- 17. aztec books made of dear skin or paper made from tree bark or cactus fibre that contained images only and were folded like an accordion
