Mesoamerica: Hidden Civilizations, Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs

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Across
  1. 3. A Spanish conqueror.
  2. 4. The primary location for Aztecs’ religious ceremonies and rituals.
  3. 5. A lake in Mexico.
  4. 7. The Olmec are believed to be amongst the first people to use this resource that is gathered from trees.
  5. 8. A Mesoamerican civilization from around 1325-1521 AD.
  6. 10. a Mayan folding book recorded on paper made from the inner bark of fig trees.
  7. 14. One of the earliest known Mesoamerican civilizations.
  8. 15. The region stretching from Central Mexico to Nicaragua.
  9. 16. A floating garden island made of twigs, limbs, sticks, and silt.
  10. 18. A scientist who studies human origins and behavior.
  11. 21. A land bridge.
  12. 22. A Mesoamerican civilization ca. 250-900 AD.
Down
  1. 1. A decorative plaster.
  2. 2. A type of dark, dense volcanic rock.
  3. 6. Commander of Spanish forces that entered Tenochitlan in 1519 AD.
  4. 9. The name given to a deep sinkhole filled with water that was formed when water eroded limestone.
  5. 11. Another name for corn.
  6. 12. Aztec emperor who expanded the Aztec boundaries but let the Spanish into Tenochitlan.
  7. 13. An ancient Aztec city built on lake Texcoco.
  8. 17. One of the largest and most famous Olmec cities.
  9. 19. a glass-like volcanic rock.
  10. 20. The largest and most powerful Mayan city-state.