CONQUEST OF AZTECS AND INCAS

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Across
  1. 2. Spanish soldier-explorers who conquered large parts of the Americas, often seeking gold and glory.
  2. 4. Last emperor of the Inca Empire executed after Spanish conquest.
  3. 7. Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Empire who captured their capital in 1521.
  4. 9. Forced labor system established by Spain that exploited Indigenous populations.
  5. 10. Term for European (Spanish and Portuguese) expansion into the Americas and other regions.
  6. 12. Indigenous civilization in the Andes Mountains, known for roads and terrace farming.
Down
  1. 1. Explains European dominance through geography and disease advantages.
  2. 3. European disease that devastated Indigenous populations due to lack of immunity.
  3. 5. Capital city of the Aztec Empire
  4. 6. Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire who executed Atahualpa.
  5. 8. Caused demographic collapse in the Americas (hint think about Bubonic Plague)
  6. 11. Indigenous empire centered in modern-day Mexico, known for Tenochtitlán.