Chapter 2 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

3. Both the plant and the kernel of corn.
4. The Incan language.
8. A poor Latin American farmer.
10. of Demarcation An imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole set forth by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas.
13. A pipe or channel used to carry water from a distant source to dry areas.
15. A system of writing using signs and symbols.
18. One theory of why the Mayas suddenly left their cities.
20. An agreement in writing made between two or more countries
21. The right to demand taxes or labor from the Native Americans.
22. Through astronomy the Aztecs predicted these.
25. Mexico's people that opposed this changed their minds after Iturbide led it.
27. Pachacuti did this to take control people who lived near the Pacific Ocean.

1. A knotted string used by Incan government officials and traders for record keeping.
2. Nobles conducted these to count the people for taxes.
5. The ways that goods and services are provided and made available to people.
6. Having to do with the city.
7. Bolivar and his troops did this and these countries formed Gran Colombia.
8. 16th century conquerors working for the spanish government who were in charge of gaining land and wealth in the Americas.
9. Plantation owned by the Spanish settlers or the Catholic church.
11. The people the emperor chose to govern provinces.
12. A political movement in which people overthrow the existing government and set up another.
14. A military officer who rules strictly.
16. Many Latin Americans were inspired to get this after what happened in Haiti.
17. A person of mixed Spanish and Native American Ancestry.
19. A game played by the ancient Mayas using only their hips and elbows.
23. A person born of Spanish parents born outside of Spain.
24. The Aztecs charged this to citizens; it could be payed in food, cotton, gold, or slaves.
26. Spending money to earn more money.
28. Having to do with the countryside.