Impact of the Spanish Conquest

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Across
  1. 1. Disease that wiped out millions of natives in the Americas
  2. 4. He helped preserve native cultures and language in priceless documents
  3. 6. Spaniards forced natives to learn their language
  4. 8. Aztec lands were renamed to __________
  5. 9. Ability of the body to fight a disease
  6. 14. Spaniards forced Natives to convert to __________
  7. 15. Imported to work the plantations and influenced life in the Americas
  8. 16. Europeans introduced _________ which transformed life for Natives
  9. 17. Ships on their way to Spain and Portugal were raided by __________
Down
  1. 2. The Spanish burned __________ because of their pagan roots
  2. 3. Incan recordkeeping tool made up of knotted strings
  3. 5. Raising cattle is still an important occupation in the Americas
  4. 7. Insects that feed on cactus plants and produces a vibrant red dye
  5. 10. Spanish capital after the conquest
  6. 11. Ships filled with __________ sailed from Americas to Europe
  7. 12. Precious metals, like gold or silver, melted in bars
  8. 13. Incan lands were renamed to __________