Early American Culture and Rise of Empires Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) a group of lands and peoples ruled by one leader2) the Aztecs reached an island in Lake Texcoco, they saw what they had been searching for. Here, they build Tenochtitlan3) the word means "the people." They were originally from Canada and now live in the Arctic.5) the payment demanded by rulers from the people they rule (such as gold, silver, precious stones, food, clothing and weapons.6) an early farming group, lived in what is today the Southwest of the United States. Their name is a Navajo Indian word for "the old ones."7) where Anasazi communities were located. Four present-day states come together here.9) Anasazi community. A large village built into steep cliffs. Located in present-day Colorado.11) the word means "the people." They were originally from Canada and now live in the Arctic.14) an activity done for a special purpose or event, such as a birth, wedding or death15) more food than the Maya needed to feed their own families. They traded it other things they needed.16) a building with three or more sides shaped like triangles that slant toward the a point at the top Across: 4) settled in present day Mexico. They were farmers who cut down the thick forest to create open fields where they grew corn and other crops. They developed a complex civilization with many achievements though specializing in specific skills and jobs.8) a culture with organized systems of government, religion and learning9) a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it. The word means "table" in Spanish.10) a long period without rain12) one of several early American Indian groups that once flourished in North America, and then disappeared. They were farmers and their main crop was corn. They built a snake-like mound, called Great Serpent Mound, near Hillsboro, Ohio13) doing only one kind of job or having one type of specific skill (such as basket weaving, stone carving and jewelry making)17) a Pueblo woman who found a way to re-create the ancient way of making pottery18) people who began to migrate south from northern Mexico. Legend says they were following the instructions of one of their gods, who told them to travel until they saw an eagle with a snake in its beak sitting on a cactus. They settled in the Valley of Mexio19) the practice of holding people against their will and taking away their freedom.
 

 

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