Across
- 1. The title given to the leader of a Spanish region who reported to the King
- 5. A land grant given to Spanish settlers that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Indians
- 6. The lowest level of citizens according to the Spanish society
- 8. The Aztec Emperor who was taken hostage and eventually killed by Cortes
- 10. Forts that were designed to house soldiers
- 11. People who were born in Spain
- 15. This man led an army of Spanish and Indian allies to take down the Aztec Empire
- 18. Indians would work on ____________ where they would harvest and process sugar cane
- 19. Religious settlements ran by priests and friars; Indians were converted here
- 20. The Columbian ____________; the transfer of goods, food, animals, and more between the Old World and the New World
Down
- 2. People born in the Americas to Spanish parents
- 3. People who have Spanish and Indian background
- 4. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and connected the Old World to the New World
- 7. This man led an army to take down the Inca Empire
- 9. Indians would work in __________ to obtain as much silver as possible
- 10. Spanish for towns, this settlement served as a hub for trade & farm
- 12. This dictated how the land was divided and how the social classes were structured
- 13. The cardinal direction traveled by Columbus when trying to reach Asia
- 14. Spanish word for a conquerer; Examples include Hernán Cortés and Frasisco Pizzaro
- 16. Treaty of __________; This was signed by the pope and divided the world into Spanish & Portuguese
- 17. Created a map of the world showing Asia and Europe to be quite close; His map was based off of Marco Polo's travels and unit conversion errors
