Latin America

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Across
  1. 2. corn
  2. 4. the only domesticated animals in Mesoamerica
  3. 7. knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records
  4. 8. sophisticated capital city of the Aztec Empire - built on a lake and destroyed by Hernando Cortes
  5. 10. Lake where the capital city of the ancient Aztecs was built
  6. 12. small floating gardens built by the Aztecs to grow crops on Lake Texcoco
  7. 15. Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incas
  8. 17. a farming system that is in the form of steps going up a mountain
  9. 18. Post-Classical civilization that was located in the Andes Mountains in South America
Down
  1. 1. disease brought to Americas by Europeans that killed 90% of the Native American population
  2. 3. Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
  3. 5. Post-Classical civilization that was located in tropical central Mexico
  4. 6. religious ceremonies performed by Aztecs to keep the Sun God happy
  5. 9. Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca
  6. 11. loyalty to a specific place and the people/culture that live there
  7. 13. government in which the ruler is believed to be a god or connected to the gods
  8. 14. government workers that help the gov't run efficiently
  9. 16. step like temples - used by Aztecs for human sacrifice