Inca Civilization Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• empire : an extensive group of states or countries under a single ruler
• geography : the study of earth’s surface and climate, and of human activity, and of the interactions between them
• mummify : to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth
• plateau : a large area of high, flat land
• plaza : a public square in a city or town
• sapa inca : the title of the emperor of the inca empire, which means “only inca”
• social structure : the organization and interrelationships of people in society
• aqueduct : a channel or canal made for moving water across the land.
• terrace farming : a method for planting crops in a hilly region by building flat levels into hills
• andes mountains : the andes mountains are located in peru and include high, flat areas called plateaus.
• geographical features : characteristics of the geography of a place such as volcanoes, glaciers, desert, lakes, grasslands, forests and plateaus.
• inca : the people who lived in south america, in and around the andes mountains, between 1200 ce and 1500 ce
• huaca : to the incas a huaca was a sacred place or object. it could be human-made, a natural feature or the body of the dead emperor.
• ayllu : incan family units of 10-20 people.
• litter : a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals