Performance Assessment: Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
  2. 3. the violent and ill-tempered god of the sea
  3. 5. the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
  4. 11. a diverse group of indigenous people who lived in parts of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, had one of the most sophisticated and complex civilizations in the Western Hemisphere.
  5. 12. the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion
  6. 16. an East Asian/Central Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and to China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
  7. 17. an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock
  8. 18. the capital of Greece.
  9. 22. a hieroglyphic character or symbol
  10. 23. ancient masonry structures located in Egypt.
  11. 24. a city in the Peruvian Andes
  12. 26. is a landlocked country in West Africa.
  13. 27. the Olympian goddess of wisdom and war
  14. 28. a prominent city-state in Laconia
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  1. 2. an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
  2. 4. an Indian religion based on a series of original teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha.
  3. 6. the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.
  4. 7. the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change
  5. 8. an Ethiopian king during the Axumite period.
  6. 9. an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia.
  7. 10. the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, usually intended to please or appease gods
  8. 13. an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that Muhammad is a messenger of God.
  9. 14. relating to or characterized by belief in or worship of more than one god.
  10. 15. an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley.
  11. 19. a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta
  12. 20. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
  13. 21. a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
  14. 25. an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean.