| A | B |
|---|
| Moctezuma | The ruler of the Aztecs. |
| Hernando Cortez | He conquered the Aztecs in 1521. |
| Conquistador | The Spanish word for "conqueror". |
| Ally | A friend who will help you in a fight. |
| Tenochtitlan | The capital city of the Aztecs. |
| Dona Marina | An Indian woman who helped Cortez defeat the Aztecs. |
| Smallpox | The disease that killed thousands of Aztecs. |
| Conquest | To capture or take something by force. |
| New Spain | The name of the colony established by Spain in 1535 where the Aztec Empire had once stood. |
| Mexico City | The capital of New Spain. Today it is the capital of Mexico. |
| Convert | To change. The Catholic priests tried to change the Native people to Christianity. |
| Colony | A settlement far from the country that rules it. |
| Colonist | A person who lives in a colony. |
| Francisco Pizarro | The conquistador who conquered the Incas. |
| Atahualpa | The ruler of the Incas when they were defeated by Pizarro. |
| Cuzco | The capital city of the Inca Empire. |
| Lima | The new capital of the colony of Peru founded after the defeat of the Incas. |
