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- 2. Tax or tithe made to the Aztec rulers.
- 5. La Malinche's role for the Spanish conquerors.
- 6. The emperor was an absolute ruler and was considered a ____.
- 8. Cause of the prophesied end of 'this world', as stated by the Sun Stone found in Mexico City.
- 11. Chocolate drink given to victims about to be sacrificed to relax them.
- 12. Spanish conqueror who was responsible for recording the local languages.
- 13. The language spoken by the Mexica people.
- 14. Material used to sharpen Aztec weapons in place of steel.
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- 1. Quetzalcoatl was a ____ serpent who was opposed to human sacrifice and banished by the other gods.
- 2. Capital city of the Aztec Empire, in the Valley of Mexico.
- 3. Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec god of _____ and air.
- 4. The treaty of ______ was made to divide the New World between the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies.
- 7. Disease that decimated the major Aztec city and allowed the Spanish to succeed in their siege.
- 9. Emperor of the Aztecs during the Spanish invasion.
- 10. 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.