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- 4. This ancient game was played with a rubber ball on an L-shaped court.
- 5. Words like guacamole and chocolate came from this civilization's language.
- 10. This region of Latin America includes southern Mexico and Central America
- 11. Your favorite teacher.
- 14. This civilization was built in the Andes mountains.
- 15. This ancient city was one of the Incas' greatest achievements.
- 16. This killed a majority of Native Americans once European explorers arrived.
- 18. This European country explored and conquered most of Latin America.
- 19. Montezuma II believed this Spanish explorer was the returning Quetzalcóatl
- 20. The Olmec created giant ___________ _________ believed to have honored their rulers.
- 22. When identifying years, the abbreviation CE stand for this.
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- 1. The Inca built these in the Andes mountains.
- 2. This civilization was built in the jungle.
- 3. Some believe this ancient civilization is just a myth
- 6. These were floating crop beds built by the Aztecs.
- 7. This explorer conquered the Inca.
- 8. This abbreviation is commonly used by historians in place of BC when describing years.
- 9. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan is currently this city in Mexico.
- 12. This civilization was the first major civilization in the Western Hemisphere.
- 13. This country was formerly known as British Honduras.
- 17. The number of Olmec stone head statues discovered thus far.
- 18. Each of the ancient civilizations we studied believed in one of these.
- 21. It was considered a great honor in the Aztec culture to be chosen for this.
