Across
- 1. indigenous name for corn
- 2. Language of the Inca people
- 7. simple suspension bridges built by the Inca Empire to span rivers and canyons as part of their road system -they did this by braiding local grasses and reeds.
- 9. a payment made by a weaker people or country to a stronger one
- 11. disease responsible for the majority of indigenous deaths after the arrival of the Spanish
- 12. fruit grown by many native societies
- 15. a person who is trained to fight
- 16. having to do with mountains
- 17. non-binary gender identity in many indigenous cultures; often thought to have special spiritual powers
- 20. Archaeologist awarded for the discovery of Machu Picchu
- 21. animals used by the Inca for food, clothing, household needs, and transporting of goods
- 23. Metal believed be the tears of the moon. Used in jewelry and artwork.
- 24. having to do with volcanoes
- 26. A device for recording information by the Inca. Made of colored strings knotted in different ways.
- 27. a starchy vegetable native to the Americas
- 30. Last emperor the Inca empire who was executed under the orders of Francisco Pizarro
- 31. a social system in Inca society that required all people to work for the empire for part of the year
- 32. a grain originating in the Andes mountains
- 33. Quechua word for Guinea Pig
- 34. soft white fibers of the cotton plant used to make thread for sewing
- 36. Inca Moon goddess
- 37. Inca goddess for Mother Nature
- 38. the Inca way of preserving and sacrificing some corpses
Down
- 1. a root vegetable native to the high altitudes of Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains
- 3. mountain range in South America that runs from north to south
- 4. a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for farming
- 5. a building devoted to worship, or regarded as the dwelling place of a god
- 6. Capital of the Inca Empire. In Quechua, Cusco means "belly button" since it was the center of the Empire.
- 8. metal used by the Maya, Inca, and Aztec for jewelry and art. The Inca also used it for weaponry. Believed to be the sweat of the Sun God Inti.
- 10. Inca god of the sun
- 13. a traditional Andean community, also known as the commoners
- 14. Spanish Conquistador responsible for conquering and enslaving the Inca
- 18. high ranking member of a religion
- 19. Weapon used by Inca. A wooden staff with a silver or stone mace.
- 22. Term for geographic region including Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America
- 23. offering something to a god or gods as part of a religious ceremony
- 25. an area of relatively level, high ground
- 28. Inca city found at 8,000 feet. Was not discovered by Europeans until 1911.
- 29. an indigenous people who created an empire in the Andes Mountains of South America
- 35. the shaping of stones for use in construction