The Aztecs

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The star our planet orbits (3)
  2. 5. Sweet brown treat made from cacao beans (9)
  3. 6. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  4. 8. A tabular array of the days (8)
  5. 10. Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many (5)
  6. 12. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure (9)
  2. 3. A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe (6)
  3. 4. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes (plural) (6)
  4. 7. The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (7)
  5. 9. The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (plural) (7)
  6. 11. The planet we live on (5)