The Americas

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The basic unit of money in Guatemala (7)
  2. 3. Male ruler of a kingdom (4)
  3. 5. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  4. 7. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides (plural) (8)
  5. 10. A formal event performed on a special occasion (plural) (10)
  6. 12. Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy (plural) (10)
  7. 13. A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish (4)
  8. 14. The small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 2. Land of the free; the USA (plural) (8)
  2. 4. A titled peer of the realm (plural) (6)
  3. 6. Mexico and Central America (11)
  4. 7. A republic in western South America (4)
  5. 8. A covering to disguise or conceal the face (plural) (5)
  6. 9. A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast (5)
  7. 11. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  8. 12. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (plural) (4)