Chapter 10: A Deadly Meeting
Across
- 2. This particular disease killed thousands of Aztecs, making the Spanish conquest far easier
- 8. In order to siege Tenochtitlan, the Spanish destroyed this in order to cut off the city's water supply
- 9. Though the Spanish weapons were largely better than the Aztec ones, this weapon in particular took the Aztecs by surprise
- 10. Though the Totonacs and Tlaxcalans provided the Spanish with military aid, this Indigenous group was loyal to the Aztecs and was conquered as a result
- 13. The Spaniard left in charge of Tenochtitlan after Moctezuma's arrest, who killed Aztec dancers during a festival
- 14. A person who acts as a go-between or mediator between two people or groups
- 15. True or False: the Spanish were successful on conquering Tenochtitlan on their first attempt
Down
- 1. A disease that spreads rapidly and infects many people at once
- 3. This slave woman served as the Spanish's advisor and spy, and became known as Dona Marina among the Spanish
- 4. The leader of Spanish troops against the Aztecs
- 5. This peninsula, west of Cuba, was where the Spanish conquest of Mexico began
- 6. The governor of Cuba, who tried to cancel the Spanish conquest of Mexico over fears that he would not receive glory and control
- 7. The Spanish name for present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti
- 11. Following the conquistador's formula, the leader of a successful expedition would stay on the conquered land and take up this title
- 12. Instead of fighting the Aztecs on foot, the Spanish used this animal to gain a military advantage