1. Tenochtitlan The capital of the Aztec empire, now the site of Mexico City. 2. Nahuatl Modern version of the Aztec language. 3. Conquistador Spanish conqueror 4. Colony A foreign area controlled by a country and contributing to its wealth. 5. Cusco Former capital of the Inca Empire in South Central Peru. 6. Aztec A member of a Nahuatl speaking state in central Mexico conquered by Cortes in 1521. 7. Maya A member of a major pre-Columbian civilization of the Yucatan Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th Century AD. 8. Inca A member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian people who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest. 11. Indigenous The first people known to inhabit an area. Population 12. Columbian The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases Exchange between the old and new worlds. 13. Soviet Union A powerful communist country that supported the Castro government in Cuba. 14. Cuban Missile A tense time in 1962 when nuclear war seemed possible Crisis after the Soviet Union places missiles in Cuba and the United States demanded their removal. 15. Hernan Cortes Spanish conqueror who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. 16. Montezuma II Aztec ruler from 1500-1520 most famous for ruling the Aztecs when their land was invaded by Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes. 17. Francisco Pizarro Famous Spanish conquistador, famous for conquering the Inca Empire. 18. Atahualpa The last ruler of the Inca empire. 19. Toussaint Famous black freedom figher, major leader of the slave L’Overture revolts in Haiti, later became governor of Saint Domingue. 20. Simon Bolivar Leaders in the wars for independence in South America. 21. Miguel Hidalgo Father of Mexican Independence.