Across
- 1. Columbus was looking for a sea route to avoid what?
- 5. Francisco __________ took Atahualpa prisoner?
- 7. Who sent the conquistadors?
- 9. How many horses did Cortez have with him?
- 10. What is another word for strangled?
- 14. Who gave Christopher Columbus the money to attempt these voyages?
- 17. What kind of epidemic killed half the population of Tenochtitlan?
- 19. What large weapons did he also have on board his ship?
- 20. Where did Columbus NOT reach?
- 21. The emptied city finally ____________?
Down
- 2. Cortez was forced out of Tenochtitlan but returned with which 2 groups of people as reinforcements?
- 3. The Aztecs and Incas had never seen men dressed in what protective clothing?
- 4. Columbus's first voyage came at a ________ time?
- 6. What is the name of the city that Cortez took from Montezuma II?
- 8. After Columbus found the Americas who was sent to gain the wealth offered by the continent?
- 11. Who was one of the first conquistadors to head to the Americas?
- 12. What was the name of the indigenous girl who became an interpreter for Cortez?
- 13. Cortez brought the Aztec Empire to an end. What is the name of the new empire?
- 15. How many voyages did Christopher Columbus set out on?
- 16. The Incan Empire did not have a ___________ and could not recover?
- 18. What did Atahualpa promise a room of to gain his freedom?