Across
- 5. - an event where a host prepared a feast and gave valuable gifts
- 6. - a region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America
- 8. - (603-683) Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements
- 10. - (1475-1541) Spanish conquistador, he conquered the Inca Empire.
- 12. - buildings used to study astronomy; Maya priests watched the stars from these buildings
Down
- 1. - Spanish soldiers
- 2. - an alliance of five Northwestern Native American Peoples
- 3. - (1466-1520) The last Aztec emperor, he was killed in the Spanish conquest lead by Cortez
- 4. - a raised road across water or wet ground
- 7. - (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, he went to Mexico in search of gold and conquered the Aztec Empire
- 9. - (1502-1533) The last Inca king, he was killed by Francisco Pizarro
- 11. - a type of clay found in the southwestern United States