Chapter 9 Ancient America

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. A republic on the Isthmus of ___ (6)
  2. 7. A body of people who ___ far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (10)
  3. 9. A country on the island of ___ (7)
  4. 11. An indigenous person who was born in a particular place (6)
  5. 13. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)

Down

  1. 1. A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard (6)
  2. 2. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of ___ (4)
  3. 3. A relatively narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas (7)
  4. 4. Someone from whom you are descended (plural) (9)
  5. 5. Ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln (7)
  6. 6. Land of the free; the USA (7)
  7. 8. An Asian peninsula separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan (5)
  8. 9. A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival (6)
  9. 10. Largest continent on Earth (4)
  10. 12. The world's longest river (4)
  11. 14. A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between (5)