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1) A technology that the Spanish introduced to the Native-Americans:____________.

2) Spanish word for fort, many were built in their new colonies: ___________.

3) One of the European diseases that devastated the Indian tribes: ___________.

4) A word that means native-born and belonging to a place: ___________.

5) Human body’s defense against infection and disease: ____________.

6) The cartographer who wrote Amerigo Vespucci’s name on one of the first

maps that included the New World: _______________.

7) A disease that came back to Europe from the New World: _____________.

8) The seas of the Caribbean at the time of the Spanish empire: ____________.

9) A priest or religious leader who tries to convert people to his or her

religion:___________

10) A common weapon used by Native-Americans:____________.

Thought Question:  Why did the European diseases cause so many problems

for American Indians?