Aztec and Spanish Weapons

3. a wooden 'sword' with sharp obsidian on the sides
8. Made of steel, protected Spanish soldiers' bodies from all types of Aztec weapons
11. An Aztec instrument designed to make a very loud harsh screaming noise to scare enemies and lower morale
12. The name for Spanish soldiers exploring the new world
14. the general term for a larger class of swords like longswords
15. Aztec spears, using obsidian on the head

1. Soft Aztec armour, lightly padded cloth material that could stop things like arrows and make it harder for Obsidian to cut, but did nothing against steel weapons
2. easier to use and make than a gun, but still providing much better range firepower than Aztec options
4. an early version of guns, could fire one powerful shot before reloading
5. Something experienced warriors target during battle, an army without this might run away scared and not even fight
6. the very hard rock most Aztec weapons used
7. A type of metal made by metallurgy, meaning mixing multiple elements or metals together to make a stronger metal
9. the Spanish option for long range heavy firepower, typically were used on ships but could be transported without
10. the metal that made up most Spanish weapons and armour
13. a spear thrower that would allow Aztecs to throw much farther