Across
- 3. – Polytheistic empire in central Mexico
- 4. Pizarro – Defeated the Incas in Peru
- 6. – Spanish conquerors in the Americas
- 8. – Region of Aztecs and Mayans
- 9. – Priests who spread Christianity
- 13. de las Casas – Priest who fought for Native rights
- 15. da Gama – First European to reach India by sea
- 18. Trade – Trade linking Europe, Africa, Americas
- 19. – Spaniards born in Americas
- 20. – One of the “3 G’s” – spread faith
- 21. – Mixed Spanish and Native ancestry
- 23. Malinche – Translator and advisor to Cortés
- 24. – Belief in many gods
- 26. – Known for astronomy, writing, pyramids
- 27. – Spanish forced-labor system
- 28. – Spaniards born in Spain; top class
- 30. – 1500s religious split led by Luther
Down
- 1. – Mixed Spanish and African ancestry
- 2. Columbus – Reached the Americas in 1492
- 5. – Norse seafarers who reached North America
- 7. Magellan – Crew circumnavigated the globe, 1519–1522
- 10. – “Rebirth” of classical learning in Europe
- 11. Vespucci – “New World” named after him
- 12. – Holy wars for the Holy Land (1096–1291)
- 14. Slave Trade – Forced transport of Africans to Americas
- 16. Exchange – Exchange of crops, animals, and diseases
- 17. – One of the “3 G’s” – wealth
- 20. – One of the “3 G’s” – fame and power
- 22. – Andean empire with roads and terraces
- 25. the Navigator – Portuguese prince, patron of explorers
- 26. – Last Aztec emperor
- 29. Cortes – Defeated the Aztecs