The Americas

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  1. 3. The number of geographic zones in the Americas
  2. 6. Another name for corn
  3. 7. These natives lived in the tundra
  4. 8. Dried mud bricks used to build houses
  5. 9. The largest rainforest in the world
  6. 12. Early humans walked from Russia to this place before traveling south
  7. 16. The largest river in the world by volume
  8. 17. The longest river in North America
  9. 19. Farming began here 9,000 - 10,000 years ago
  10. 23. A deep hole that gave access to fresh water
  11. 24. Used by Mayans and Aztecs to count days
  12. 25. The written language of the Aztecs
  13. 27. An Inca tool used for mathematics and record keeping
  14. 29. The Mayan god of rain
  15. 31. Also known as Venice of the New World
  16. 32. The skin of this animal was used to make kayaks
  17. 33. The process of growing your own food
  18. 34. The main food of the natives in the Pacific Northwest
Down
  1. 1. Also known as Place of the Gods
  2. 2. This area in North America has large, flat land with many farms
  3. 4. Used to make tools and weapons, formed by volcanoes
  4. 5. The ______ Mountains are the longest mountain range in the world
  5. 10. The number of social classes in Aztec society
  6. 11. They made huge stone heads for religious purposes
  7. 13. Human ______ were performed to please the gods
  8. 14. They built homes along the edges of cliffs for protection
  9. 15. The southernmost tip of the Americas
  10. 18. They built the largest civilization in South America
  11. 19. An Inca city high in the Andes Mountains
  12. 20. The greatest Aztec king
  13. 21. This type of farming was done on steps along a mountainside
  14. 22. This person was considered a descendant of gods
  15. 26. These were built to bring water to dry areas
  16. 28. They brought metalworking to Mesoamerica
  17. 30. These dotted islands make up one of the geographic zones of the Americas