Maya, Aztec, and Inca

2. Human-made floating islands used for growing crops in the Aztec civilization
5. A system of writing used by the Maya, consisting of symbols and pictures
9. A physical form of money that can be used to buy goods and services
11. A human society, usually made up of different cities, with a high level of culture, technology, and order/organization
12. Large, stone structures built by the Maya for religious and ceremonial purposes
13. A famous Mayan city in Mexico
15. A tool used the mark the passing of time
16. The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power or powers, usually a God or gods
17. The way that people living in groups make decisions
18. A city and the surrounding land all under one government
20. All of the groups of people that live together and share the same laws, traditions, and resources
21. A recording device used by the Inca, consisting of colored strings and knots for recordkeeping
23. Really large steps used to grow crops on the side of mountains
25. A popular sport played by Mesoamericans, involving a rubber ball and stone courts
27. A group of societies that have been conquered and are controlled by one ruler or one government
28. A person involved in trade, buying and selling goods
29. The belief in more than one god

1. The Spanish word for corn
3. The way goods and services are made, sold, and bought in a certain area
4. Something done successfully usually by effort or skill, such as an invention or an advancement in technology
6. A domesticated animal used by the Inca for transportation, wool, and meat
7. Human-made channels used to transport water into cities
8. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco (present-day Mexico City)
10. The name of the mountains that cover most of the Inca empire
12. One of the foods that the Inca learned how to freeze-dry
14. The capital city of the Inca Empire, located in modern-day Peru
19. Offerings that conquered people pay to the people who defeated them
22. The act of killing an animal or person as an offering to a divine being
24. Inca The emperor or ruler of the Inca Empire
26. The nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features