| A | B |
|---|
| Hispaniola | Island in the West Indies |
| Extremadura | part of Spain with poor soil hot summers and icy winters. |
| Christopher Columbus | an Italian sea captain who found the Americans. |
| Hernan Cortes | Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztecs. |
| Montezuma II | Aztec chief. |
| Malintzin | Mayan women who spoke Aztec and acted as a translator. |
| Francisco Pizarro | A Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas. |
| Atahualpa | An Incan emperor. |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror or soldier in the Americas. |
| Treason | disloyalty to the government. |
