The Aztec and the Spanish

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Across
  1. 2. one of the reasons the other Indigenous people of Mexico did not like the Aztecs because the Aztecs made them pay ___
  2. 5. the leader of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
  3. 6. the reason for Spanish exploration (3 words)
  4. 9. These were men and women from religious orders sent to teach and convert people to Catholicism
  5. 10. floating islands built in the water surrounding Tenochtitlan and other areas to grow crops.
  6. 11. she acted as a translator for the Spanish
  7. 12. the Aztecs believed if they did not do this, their gods would eventually grow weak and die (2 words)
  8. 13. emperor of the Aztecs
Down
  1. 1. built to capture fresh water in the mountains all the way to the city.
  2. 3. the reason the Spanish were broke
  3. 4. name of the home of the Aztecs
  4. 7. Aztecs expected children to become citizens with a “______ heart and _____ face" (same word)
  5. 8. system referred to land grants that Spanish settlers received when they arrived in a colony