A group of Catholic priests who took a vow of poverty and obedience who worked with the poor is called what?
Franciscan Order
Who was described as follows? “a source of trouble for his parents, as well as for himself, for he was restless, haughty, mischievous, and given to quarrelling, for which reason he decided to seek his fortune abroad”
Hernan Cortes
Who Sponsored Christopher Columbus' Expedition?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What did the Aztec people mistake the Spanish or being?
Gods
After Spain made its colony (Mexico) pay for its wars, what consequence did it have?
Mexico gaining its independence is 1821
What is a Conquistador?
A Spanish explorer, gone to the New World to colonize the new lands.
About how long was Spain dominated by Muslims for?
~500 years
How did the Aztecs trick Pedro Alvarado allowing them to riot against the Spanish?
By having a festival.
Who had the unfair advantage in the Spanish Aztec War? Why?
Spain due to their advanced weaponry and use of horses.
What did Cortes promise the men that joined him on his expedition?
Fame & Riches
What does Mestizo mean?
A person if mixed Spanish and Aztec decent.
Who's perspective would be that the war between the Spanish and Aztec was unfair and why?
Aztec, as the Spanish had an advantage with their weapons and horses.
Why did Cortes have an advantage using the intermediary?
He later married her.
Who did the Spanish befriend to help them in their fight against the Aztecs?
Other Indigenous Tribes
Using the Conquistador formula who did Cortes imprison?
Moctezuma
What is the term for when Spain gave an allotment of land to Spanish settlers with Aztec workers (slaves) called?
Encomienda
What happened in the Spanish Inquisition?
Anyone believed to be of an alternate faith (to Catholicism) was put on trail and forced to convert or was killed.
Catholic in Northern Spain who were unhappy with Muslim rule begin a series of battles in the 11th century in an attempt to retake their country. What was this called?
The Reconquista
What disease did the Spanish bring over to the Aztecs that they had no immunity to?
Small Pox
After arriving on the Coast of what now is Mexico, what did Cortes do with the 11 ships he came with?
Sent 1 back to Spain with the gold and burned the other 10.
What was Cortes' Marriage Law?
Every Spaniard needed to bring a wife or marry an indigenous woman, if not they would lose their encomienda.
Why did King Carlos remove Cortes as Governor of New Spain and appoint Don Antonio de Mendoza as Viceroy
He was scared Cortes did such a good job he would appoint declare himself King of New Spain.
Constant fighting in the Reconquista combined with religious intolerance seen in the Inquisition and the thirst for wealth all would have greatly affected the _______________ of the Conquistadors?
Worldview
What did Cortes do after retreating during La Noche Triste?
Cut off the fresh water supply to Tenochtitlan
Why did the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from the Spanish Inquisition have negative effects on Spain?
They made up the majority of the middle class, this caused the economic growth for Spain to be difficult.