Across
- 5. the country Hernan Cortes is originally from
- 6. the exchange of people, ideas, etc between the Western and Eastern hemispheres was called this
- 8. Spanish explorers who conquered territory
- 9. name of the Aztec leader
- 11. early civilization known for hieroglyphics
- 12. the tax that the American Indians needed to pay to the Spanish to stay on their own land
- 13. the Spanish put leaders in charge of city-states...these leaders were called _____________________
- 14. the entire area of MesoAmerica was renamed this after the Spanish took over
Down
- 1. the Aztecs built these to carry fresh water into their area
- 2. capital city of the Aztec empire
- 3. The Spanish had immunity to these, but the American Indians did not, so they died because of them
- 4. first group of settlers in MesoAmerica
- 7. A farming method where trees on a plot of land are cut down and burned to enrich poor soil in the rainforest is called slash and burn ______________________.
- 10. last name of the man who defeated the Aztecs
- 11. the Spanish changed the name of the capital city of Tenochtitlan to this
