Across
- 2. Kingdom in West Central Africa that sent envoys to Portugal.
- 5. Local name for the Portuguese coastal fort, São Jorge da Mina.
- 6. Aztec Tlatoani or Emperor captured and later killed by Cortés.
- 8. The metal that flooded the market from Potosí, threatening the value of gold.
- 9. Kingdom famed for its powerful Oba ruler and sophisticated bronze plaques.
- 10. Explorer who mapped the St. Lawrence River for France in search of a path to Asia.
- 11. Aztec capital city, captured by Cortés in 1521.
- 13. Spanish conquistador who conquered the powerful Inca Empire.
- 14. Inca Emperor ambushed and executed by the conquistador Pizarro.
- 16. Spanish explorer and former Governor of Puerto Rico, searched for the Fountain of Youth.
Down
- 1. Mountain of silver discovered by the Spanish in the Andes.
- 2. Christian King of Akongo who struggled to control the Portuguese slave trade.
- 3. Portuguese term for the West African coast, particularly the gold region.
- 4. Portuguese explorer who was the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope.
- 6. West African empire famous for its gold and control of trans-Saharan trade.
- 7. Spanish town where a 1494 treaty divided the world between Spain and Portugal.
- 8. The vast grasslands region south of the Sahara, central to Mali's commerce.
- 10. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
- 12. Courageous last Aztec ruler, brutally tortured by Spanish forces.
- 15. Mountain range in South America home to the Potosí silver mine.