Aztec & Spanish

3. The metal material that made Spanish swords and armor far lighter, sharper, and more durable than Aztec obsidian.
4. The dominant Christian denomination in Spain that drove their missionary zeal and desire for religious unity.
8. The Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that overthrew the Aztec Empire.
12. An Aztec crop used to make a ceremonial chocolate drink.
13. Forced economic payments (goods, luxury items, food) made by conquered city-states to the Aztecs.
14. political and religious leader at the top of the rigid Aztec social hierarchy, seen as chosen by the gods.
17. What individuals or groups consider important, such as honesty, freedom, or tradition.
18. The Spanish-sponsored explorer whose 1492 voyage kicked off the Age of Exploration in the Americas.
20. The Aztec god of war and the sun, who required human blood to ensure the sun rose each day.
22. The blending of Indigenous spiritual practices with Catholic traditions, such as the Day of the Dead.
23. A religious system that worships multiple gods, as practiced by the Aztecs.
24. The Spanish court established in 1478 to enforce absolute Catholic unity through persecution.

1. What people accept as true, such as religious teachings or scientific theories.
2. The highly infectious European disease that killed between 50% and 90% of the Aztec population.
5. The spectacular capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island.
6. Unique ways of interpreting events and situations, often shaped by personal experience, culture, and history.
7. The Spanish labor system that forced Indigenous people to work under the absolute control of colonists.
9. Sacred corn grown by the Aztecs, considered a gift from the gods.
10. The historical period ending in 1492 when Spain reclaimed its lands from Muslim rulers.
11. The massive global exchange of goods, ideas, plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
12. Floating gardens built on lake beds using mud and reeds to adapt to limited arable land.
15. The Aztec god of rain and fertility, propitiated during the planting season.
16. Animals introduced by the Spanish that brought tactical speed, mobility, and psychological shock to the battlefield.
19. The lens through which individuals and groups interpret and understand the world around them.
21. The specific lake where the Aztecs built their capital city on an island.