Vocabulary
a settlement far from the country that rules it
colony
Where Christopher columbus was trying to sail to quicker
India
Who was the leader of the Aztecs?
Montezuma
Who was the highest ranking people in New Spain ?
peninsulares
Name the Spanish leader that was looking for gold in what is now Peru and conquered the Incas?
Pizzaro
the capture or taking something by force
conquest
Name Christopher Columbus's 3 ships
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Who was the leader of the conquistadors?
Cortes
Waht was person that who half Spanish and half native american called in the society of New Spain?
mestizio
Name the escape African slave that was telling everyone about a legendary lost city of gold in what is now the Southwestern part of our country?
Estaban
a person who has certain religious beliefs and tries to convert others who have different beliefs
missionary
The area did
Columbus actually discovered and landed at
The Bahamas
Name one thing that the conquistadors had that was an advantage over the Aztecs
horses, armor, guns, they carried diesease, many allies
What was the encomeida owner's main job?
to convert the native americans to Christianity
What was sthe name of the lost city of Gold?
Cibola
a group of people forming a community
society
It took columbus a little over how many months to sight land.
2 months
Who helped the conquistadors convince the other natives in the region to become their allies agains the Aztecs?
Dona Maria
The native americans were dieing on the Encomedias due to overwork, diesease and being underfed. Who did the Spanish replace these workers with?
African American Slaves
What is the capital of Peru(this is where the inca lived)?
Lima
a large piece of land given tot he owners by the King of Spain
encomieda
What was the new exchange of goods between the Eastern & Western Hemisphere called?
The Columbian Exchange
Once the Aztec were defeated what was the new territory called?
New Spain
Name the missionary who tried to help the Native Americans be treated better?
A Priest named Bartolemew Da Las Casa
Name the Inca ruler that Pizzaro defeted ?
Atahulpa