Across
- 3. The unique physical appearance of the Maya is related to the binding of this during childhood
- 4. Maya gods were worshipped with gifts of this
- 8. He was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived
- 9. The Olmecs were the first to extract this material from trees and use it in trade
- 10. The purpose of Aztec warfare was to expand their territory and find victims for...
- 13. He was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish arrived
- 15. All of the Mesoamerican civilizations were what in terms of religion?
- 17. The Aztecs built these monuments in tiers like a wedding cake
- 19. The Inca believed their gods and dead ancestors could communicate with them through dreams and...
Down
- 1. Like the Ancient Egyptians, the Maya also had a system of writing known as…
- 2. The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish and their leader, Hernando Cortes, because the Aztecs believed he was a legendary what who had returned to Earth?
- 5. Series of knotted color coded strings used by the Inca to keep records since they had no written languages
- 6. Christian missionaries did this to Mayan books in hopes of ending their worship of the Mayan gods
- 7. This precious stone was used by the Maya to make weapons
- 11. This disease as well as others brought by the Spanish diminished the Aztec population
- 12. The Aztecs created a calendar with how many days in each month?
- 14. Archaeological evidence found in colossal stone heads suggest that the Olmecs may be descendants of…
- 16. The Inca Empire was already weak when the Spanish arrived because they had just fought a…
- 18. The Incas developed an accurate calendar by observing the movements of the sun and…
- 20. According to the Maya, on December 21, 2012, the sun will block what flow from the center of the Milky Way to planet Earth?