The Aztec Empire
| A | N | W | C | O | D | E | X | T | E | T | T | T | E |
| T | M | G | T | R | I | B | U | T | E | L | N | R | C |
| C | E | A | P | M | A | N | I | H | C | P | I | R | I |
| A | Y | N | R | A | D | N | E | L | A | C | O | A | F |
| U | A | I | O | A | F | N | O | B | E | D | J | O | I |
| S | M | S | O | C | A | T | E | N | A | O | A | B | R |
| E | U | D | M | H | H | Q | E | T | I | W | G | S | C |
| W | Z | D | U | A | T | T | S | M | A | I | U | I | A |
| A | E | A | I | H | I | I | I | R | P | O | A | D | S |
| Y | T | R | H | M | U | Z | R | T | A | L | R | I | E |
| L | N | K | T | Q | A | I | E | C | L | H | E | A | T |
| V | O | X | N | O | O | R | A | J | I | A | E | N | R |
| A | M | O | C | R | R | C | Y | I | W | K | N | D | O |
| Z | C | U | P | N | L | H | S | P | H | A | X | S | C |
- CACAO
- CALENDAR
- CAUSEWAY
- CHINAMPA
- CODEX
- CONQUISTADOR
- CORTES
- JAGUAR
- MAIZE
- MONTEZUMA
- NAHUATL
- OBSIDIAN
- PYRAMID
- SACRIFICE
- TEMPLE
- TENOCHTITLAN
- TRIBUTE
- WARRIOR
Explore the empire built around Tenochtitlan, its floating chinampa gardens, its warriors, and the arrival of Cortes and the conquistadors. The word list mixes place names with everyday things like maize, cacao, and obsidian. Students studying Mesoamerica can solve it online or print it for group work.