Mesoamerica

2. Crop first domesticated around 5000 BCE that made village life possible.
4. Andean masonry marvel built as a royal estate, completed c. 1450 CE. (2 words)
5. Lake on which the Aztec captial Tenochtitlan was built.
7. The "City of the Gods" near modern Mexico City, peak population over 100,000.
9. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Sapa Inca.
10. Writing system developed by the Maya around 300 BCE.
12. Aztec "floating gardens" that allowed up to seven harvests per year.
13. Spanish conqueror who defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521.
14. Animal depicted on the Mexican flag, seen by the Aztecs before founding their capital.

1. Inca emperor who ordered the construction of Machu Picchu.
3. Toltec legend of the feathered serpent god.
6. The Olmec, Chavin, and Toltec were all examples of ancient Mesoamerican _______.
8. The Olmec are sometimes called the ______ culture of Mesoamerica.
11. Sacred animal in Chavin iconography that united Andean people.