Across
- 3. Aztecs built their capital city (Tenochtitlan) on Lake _________.
- 5. The spiritual guide that each Mayan had (like a spirit animal)
- 6. Mayas were buried with this in their mouth
- 7. North and South America are separated from the rest of the world by ___________.
- 11. This man led the Spanish invasion of Tenochtitlan (his people brought diseases to the Aztecs and conquered them)
- 14. This was the writing system of both Mayas and Aztecs
- 15. Aztecs practiced human ______________, thinking that shedding human blood made the gods less angry
- 17. Diego de Landa did this to the Mayas when they would not convert to Roman Catholicism
Down
- 1. The Mayans settled in what is modern-day _____________.
- 2. Mayas thought sloping ___________ were beautiful so they bound babies' heads.
- 4. This was the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica, famous for their giant stone heads sculpted from basalt
- 8. Mayans believed they went through a cenote to this place; it has 9 layers and each layer has a lord of the night
- 9. Mayas were _____________ in their religion (they believed everything had a spiritual essence)
- 10. Mayas used beans from this plant as money
- 12. Olmecs developed the use of this (we get balls, tires, etc. from it today!)
- 13. These men had many jobs in Mayan life - religious leaders, teachers, doctors, etc.
- 16. This was the main priest in Mayan religion