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- 4. Mayan city considered one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world with pyramids. Along with Mayapan it was the hub of Mayan power in the post-classic period around 900-1250 AD
- 6. Name for an Aztec king
- 10. Body of water in Mexico which was drained and on which the modern city of Mexico City was built
- 12. Containers in which the Ancient Egyptians embalmers put the organs of deceased pharaohs
- 15. The first 10 amendments to the constitution
- 18. Leader of a Taino tribe
- 20. A system of writing using small images that was used extensively by the Ancient Egyptians
- 23. Father of the Constitution who contributed much of the work on the amendments
- 25. A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution or a natural disaster
- 29. An elegant style of pillar from Eastern Greece characterized by spirals.
- 31. Main Conquistador in the Maya Conquest
- 35. Small modern day country which was once part of the Inca Empire which now sits on the Equator.
- 36. Main Conquistador in the Taino Conquest in Puerto Rico
- 37. European disease that severely affected the Inca even before the Spanish arrival
- 39. Capital of the Aztec Empire
- 42. Language spoken by the Aztec
- 43. The language of the Inca
- 46. Which battle marked the end of the Greek Civilization in 146 BC?
- 47. Important ceremony believed to judge the goodness of a Pharaoh in the afterlife
- 48. Treaty from 1494 agreed to by the Spanish and Portuguese royalty and overseen by the Pope
- 49. A material prepared in Ancient Egypt from river plants used as paper for writing and drawings
- 50. One possible self-inflicted environmental reason why the Maya civilization collapsed
- 51. The cold war was a period of rivalry (1947-1991) between the USA and this former European nation
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- 1. Event when many Aztec were massacred in the Great Temple during a Festival
- 2. Name for the leader of the Inca
- 3. Alexandria in Egypt is named after which Macedonian Leader?
- 5. Famous Greek philosopher and teacher of Plato who was always asking questions.
- 7. Expanse of Water directly between Alaska and Russia
- 8. During the battle of Troy what did the Greek soldiers hide in?
- 9. Lady who served as a translator for the Spanish during the Aztec conquest
- 11. People who would run along mountain passes delivering messages across the Incan Empire
- 13. Last Queen of Egypt who killed herself with a poisonous asp snake rather than be taken prisoner by the Roman invaders
- 14. Earliest known ancient civilization based in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq, Syria) that invented the wheel, writing, sails and cities.
- 16. Roman numeral for 19
- 17. Knots used by the Inca to record information about harvests, taxes and the census.
- 19. Temple in Ancient Greece dedicated to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
- 21. Region of Mexico where the Maya mainly resided
- 22. Popular Queen of Egypt from 1350-1334 BC who encouraged Egyptians to worship one God, Ra.
- 24. Enemy of the Taino before the arrival of the Spanish who mostly lived in the Lesser Antilles and were cannibalistic
- 26. Leader of the Aztec when the Spanish arrived
- 27. According to the legends in Homer’s Iliad, which Greek hero is dipped in the river Styx to achieve immortality?
- 28. Battles amongst the Aztecs where prisoners were taken for the purpose of sacrifice
- 30. Federal Holiday that celebrates when Texas officially abolished slavery after the American Civil War
- 32. An artificial channel of water to send water to where it is needed
- 33. A modern country other than Mexico or Belize that exists where the Maya lived
- 34. Main Conquistador in the Aztec Conquest
- 38. Lost City of the Inca
- 40. The cold war was fought between two conflicting economic systems: capitalism and what other ideology?
- 41. Main Conquistador in the Inca Conquest
- 44. Violent Spanish explorers and colonists who invaded Central and South America as well as the Caribbean
- 45. Animals used by the Inca for wool and carrying equipment