Across
- 4. The Day of the ____, which is celebrated on the Christian All Souls Day, also aligns with an Aztec tradition that took place at the same time
- 6. The Emperor was an absolute ruler and was considered a ____
- 7. La Malinche's role for the Spanish conquerors
- 11. Chocolate drink given to victims about to be sacrificed to relax them
- 12. Spanish conqueror who was responsible for recording the local languages
- 14. The prophesied end of 'this world', as stated by the Sun Stone found in Mexico City
Down
- 1. Quetzalcoatl was a ____ serpent who was opposed to human sacrifice and banished by the other gods
- 2. Material used to sharpen Aztec weapons in place of steel
- 3. The language spoken by the Mexica people
- 5. Disease that decimated the major Aztec city and allowed the Spanish to succeed in their siege
- 8. Tax or tithe made to the Aztec rulers
- 9. Capital city of the Aztec Empire, in the Valley of Mexico
- 10. Emperor of the Aztecs during the Spanish invasion
- 13. The significant advantage the conquistadors had