Across
- 2. what did Maya merchants trade that make chocolate
- 6. city meaning "City of the Gods"
- 8. largest river system in South America
- 9. culture located in modern-day Peru and Equador
- 10. most important food in the Americas
- 13. a tropical bird whose feathers were often traded
- 14. a natural sinkhole that is filled with water
- 17. what the Toltec introduced to the Americas
- 18. mountain range in South America
- 19. how many years the Olmecs lasted
Down
- 1. artificial islands used for farming
- 3. oldest civilization in the Americas
- 4. how many years the Maya culture lasted
- 5. the religious center of the Nazca culture
- 7. sometimes humans were _______ to please the gods
- 11. created the first writing system in the Americas
- 12. name of the land bridge used to cross to the Americas
- 14. lowest social class in Mayan society
- 15. who is considered the greatest Maya king
- 16. civilizations in the Americas did not start by...