Vocabulary
Map Skills
The Voyages of Columbus
Different Worlds Collide
Life in New Spain
100
A friend who will help in a fight
What is an ally.
100
set of crossing lines
What is a grid
100
On August 3, 1492, Columbus left Spain with these 3 ships
What are the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
100
another word for conqueror
What is a conquistador
100
a group of people that form a community
What is a society
200
A person who lives in a colony
What is a colonist.
200
imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator
What is latitude
200
Columbus convinced them that he could find a quicker and cheaper way to the Indies, so they funded his expedition
Who are Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
200
This Aztec woman was an ally to Cortes. She spoke several languages and spoke to the native peoples for Cortes
Who is Dona Marina
200
large farms with many workers who lived on the land that they worked
What is a plantation
300
A religious settlement where missionaries live and work
What is a mission.
300
imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian
What is longitude
300
The movement of people, animals, plants, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
What is the Columbian Exchange
300
In 1535, Spain established the colony of New Spain. The capital of New Spain was
What is Mexico City
300
The priest that spoke out against the mistreatment of native peoples. He did not like what he had seen in the encomiendas
Who is Bartolome de Las Casas
400
a journey made for a special purpose
What is an expedition.
400
another name for longitude
What is meridian
400
The name of the place that historians believe Columbus reached first
What is the Bahama Islands
400
The approximate amount of time that it took Pizarro to conquer the Incan Empire
What is 2 years
400
He explored the American Southwest in search of Cibola
Who is Vasquez de Coronado
500
granted someone control of Native Americans on an area of land
What is an encomienda
500
0 degrees longitude
What is prime meridian
500
The name America itself come from which explorer?
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
500
Spain sent priests to New Spain to convert the native peoples to
What is Christianity
500
the 3 levels of colonial society in New Spain
What are peninsulares, creoles and mestizos
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