Spanish Conquest of the Americas

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Across
  1. 3. Disease that killed many Indigenous people during the conquest
  2. 5. Entering a land by force
  3. 8. Animals that gave the Spanish a big advantage
  4. 10. A fight between opposing groups
  5. 11. Metal Protection worn by the Spanish soldiers.
  6. 12. The Aztec emperor when the Spanish reached Mexico
  7. 13. Taking control of land through force
  8. 16. The capital city of the Aztec Empire
  9. 17. A major resource the Spanish wanted
Down
  1. 1. When groups join together for support
  2. 2. Skilled fighters in the Aztec Empire
  3. 4. Payments demanded by rulers
  4. 6. A common weapon used by Spanish soldiers
  5. 7. A very imperial central Mexico before the Spanish arrived
  6. 9. The European country that sent the conquistadors
  7. 14. A large area ruled by one powerful group
  8. 15. Settlements controlled by a distant country