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Maya Aztec and Olmec Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free Mesoamerica Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

Mesoamerica, the region covering much of Mexico and Central America, was home to some of the great civilizations of the ancient world. This free word search visits three of them. The OLMEC, among the earliest, carved the COLOSSAL HEADS of stone. The MAYA built cities like TIKAL and CHICHEN ITZA, wrote in GLYPHS and kept a remarkable CALENDAR.

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The AZTEC capital, TENOCHTITLAN, stood on an island in a lake and fed its people with floating CHINAMPAS gardens. Across the region people grew MAIZE, drank CACAO, built stepped PYRAMID temples, played the BALLGAME and honored the feathered serpent QUETZALCOATL. The word list is hard and suits students from about 10 up. The answer key is on page two. More in the world history word searches and the ancient Egypt word searches.