Across
- 4. the Spanish leader who conquered the Incan Empire
- 5. the important animal for the Incas
- 9. trade good for good (no use of currency)
- 10. a collection of texts or writings in a book format
- 12. Tenochititlan was the former name for this current place
- 14. small islands in lakes for growing crops
- 16. the largest Mayan city
- 17. people who constantly move; they don't have an established home
- 19. pictures that represent words, syllables, or sounds
- 21. this bean can be made into chocolate
- 22. people who made huge carved heads
- 23. much of the Incan empire was based in these mountains
- 24. the chief god of the Olmecs
Down
- 1. the Mayas lived on this peninsula
- 2. labor tax placed by the Incan government
- 3. The Maya were ruled by a collection of city-states called these
- 4. describes a religion that believes in multiple gods
- 6. the Incan place high in the mountains with temples and other structures
- 7. the knotted and colored cord device used for counting by the Incas
- 8. wide, dry land bridge that connected Asia to Alaska
- 11. stone columns that tell the histories of families and wars
- 13. the capital of the Incan Empire
- 15. way to clear plots and add nutrients with ash
- 18. scientists who study the lives of ancient humans
- 20. the Spanish leader who conquered the Aztec Empire