Aztecs

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World (6)
  2. 4. A body of water surrounded by land (4)
  3. 5. A social division of people (plural) (6)
  4. 7. The governing group of a kingdom (6)
  5. 9. Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (plural) (7)
  6. 10. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure (9)
  7. 12. The male ruler of an empire (7)
  8. 13. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. Small and light boat (plural) (6)
  2. 2. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong (5)
  3. 3. A large and densely populated urban area (4)
  4. 6. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress (6)
  5. 8. System of faith and worship (8)
  6. 11. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes (plural) (6)