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Across 1. to break down completely 5. people or peoples descended from an area’s first inhabitants 6. wall paintings 7. Area of Mexico that extends into the Gulf of Mexico (2 Words) 8. the act, process, or example of sending or conveying from one person or place to another 9. differing from one another 10. condition caused by a lack of proper food 11. Country in Central America where a Canal connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean 14. Island nation in the Caribbean Sea 16. Island in the Caribbean that has Haiti on the Western side and The Dominican Republic on the Eastern side 19. largest country in Central America 20. includes grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins as well as parents and children (2 Words) 22. Capital city of Mexico, located on a plateau, population of above 20 million people (2 Words) 24. city worth more than 10 million people 25. picture writings carved in stone, on temples to honor their gods, and record history 26. existing or living within 29. a city that dominate its country’s economy, culture, and political affairs (2 Words) 30. to declare in advance 31. floating islands made from rafts covered with mud from Lake Bottom on which crops were raised 32. arising or acting from the outside 33. pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile

Down 1. Spanish soldier who came to the Americas to look for Glory, Gold, an conquest 2. Eastern half of the Island of Hispaniola (2 Words) 3. movement of people from rural areas to cities, usually for work 4. blending of local beliefs with Roman Catholic to encourage conversion 12. country which makes up the Western half of Hispaniola 13. form of a language spoken in a specific area or region 15. dialect that blends indigenous, European, African and Asian languages 17. individuals of European and Native American decent 18. capital city built by the Aztec on an island in the 1300’s, today the site of Mexico City 21. Collective name for the islands of the Caribbean (2 Words) 23. Island Commonwealth of the United States in the Caribbean (2 Words) 27. dictator who ruled with the backing of the military and or wealthy landowners 28. Individuals appointed by the Spanish King to rule areas in the new world