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Aztec Word Search
11 words · 13×13 grid
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The Aztec empire ruled central Mexico for roughly two centuries before European contact. Its capital, Tenochtitlan, sat on an island in a lake, linked to shore by a raised causeway and fed by floating garden plots called chinampa that grew maize and vegetables. A vast marketplace traded goods collected as tribute from conquered towns. Scribes kept records in a folded codex, warriors carried obsidian blades, and an emperor ruled it all. This word puzzle gathers eleven of them.
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What is a chinampa in this aztec word search?
A CHINAMPA was a rectangular plot built up from lake mud and staked in place, an extremely productive form of farming around Tenochtitlan.
Why was obsidian important?
OBSIDIAN is volcanic glass that fractures to an extremely sharp edge, so it was used for blades and tools in a culture without iron working.
