The Aztec Empire

History Hard 18 words1 plays

Aztec warrior wielding an obsidian blade confronts a jungle jaguar before towering pyramid temples.
ANWCODEXTETTTE
TMGTRIBUTELNRC
CEAPMANIHCPIRI
AYNRADNELACOAF
UAIOAFNOBEDJOI
SMSOCATENAOABR
EUDMHHQETIWGSC
WZDUATTSMAIUIA
AEAIHIIIRPOADS
YTRHMUZRTALRIE
LNKTQAIECLHEAT
VOXNOORAJIAENR
AMOCRRCYIWKNDO
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  • CACAO
  • CALENDAR
  • CAUSEWAY
  • CHINAMPA
  • CODEX
  • CONQUISTADOR
  • CORTES
  • JAGUAR
  • MAIZE
  • MONTEZUMA
  • NAHUATL
  • OBSIDIAN
  • PYRAMID
  • SACRIFICE
  • TEMPLE
  • TENOCHTITLAN
  • TRIBUTE
  • WARRIOR

Tenochtitlan and its floating chinampa gardens anchor this Aztec grid. Warriors, obsidian blades, and the arrival of Cortes and the conquistadors sit alongside everyday things like maize, cacao, and jaguar. Students studying Mesoamerica can solve it online or print it for group work.

The Aztec Empire Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The The Aztec Empire Word Search Answer Key marks all 18 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

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