Mexico

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes (5)
  2. 4. European country known for flamenco and paella (5)
  3. 8. A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean (6)
  4. 9. Armed fighting between countries (3)
  5. 11. An arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of ___ (12)
  6. 13. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure (9)
  7. 14. A republic in Central America (9)

Down

  1. 2. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (6)
  2. 3. The month following August and preceding October (9)
  3. 5. The largest ___ in the world (12)
  4. 6. An inherited pattern of thought or action (9)
  5. 7. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (4)
  6. 10. Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (7)
  7. 12. A person who is owned by someone (plural) (6)
  8. 13. The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain (7)