Mesoamerica: Where Civilizations Flourished and Crashed

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Across
  1. 1. a system of tied knots used by the Incas for record keeping
  2. 5. the original name of the Aztecs
  3. 8. an Afro-Eurasian disease that killed many Aztecs
  4. 10. glassy volcanic rock used for blades
  5. 13. why the Mayans used a 365-day solar calendar
  6. 15. narrow strip of land connecting North and South America
  7. 17. the theme of the Mayan story Popol Vuh
  8. 19. type of tree used by the Aztecs to create floating islands
  9. 20. honored members of the Aztec military elite
Down
  1. 2. considered as the highest form of art by the Aztecs
  2. 3. the largest Mayan city-state
  3. 4. small boats used in calm, coastal waters of the Americas
  4. 6. last name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
  5. 7. technology not developed in the Americas because they didn't have beasts of burden
  6. 9. all continents used to be part of
  7. 11. resistance to disease that gave Afro-Eurasians and advantage
  8. 12. last name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
  9. 14. the Incan capital
  10. 16. the ancestor of modern corn
  11. 18. the language spoken by the Aztecs and their descendants