Unit 2

1. a Spanish system that gave Spanish settlers land grants when they arrived in a colony
5. pictures or symbols used in writing
9. the language spoken by the Maya people
10. a state-run system of courts in Spain where non-Catholics were put on trial
14. a vast number of plant species in anecosystem
15. a long chain of many islands
16. a channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley

2. descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico
3. units of organization in Aztec society
4. a disease that spreads rapidly and affects many individuals at the same time
6. the belief in the existence of one god
7. the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers
8. long, rifle-like guns that were fired from the shoulder
9. men and women from religious orders with the authority to teach and convert people to Christianity
11. a set of values
12. small areas often ruled by princes
13. persons of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec decent