Who is a person who teaches his or her religion to people of different beliefs?
missionary
100
A record, usually of a voyage or experience
log
100
What is a Spanish conqueror who first came to the Americas in the 1500s?
conquistador
100
What is a settlement far away form the country that rules it?
colony
100
What is a forced payment, usually made in the form of valuable goods?
tribute
200
What did Columbus name the new people he met in the new land?
Indians
200
Who paid for Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
200
What is a very large piece of land in New Spain given by the Spanish government to certain Spanish colonists during the 1500s?
encomienda
200
Did Pizarro hold up his end of the deal with the Inca Ruler to spare his life for gold?
No
200
Where did Christopher Columbus think he landed?
India
300
What was life like for an Indian Slave on the encomiendas?
bad, they were overworked, beat, under fed, some died
300
How did Dona Marina help Cortes to defeat the Aztec?
She could speak many languages to get men to join the Cortes army.
300
Indians were forced to build the capital of New Spain. What was the name of this city?
Mexico City
300
Who was the Aztec emperor in the early 1500s?
Moctezuma II
300
Why were enslaved Africans brought to America?
There were not enough Indians because they were dying of disease and overwork.
400
Who was the Spanish leader that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire?
Hernando Cortez
400
When building the new capital, what did Cortes want it to look like?
Spain
400
How was the understanding of geography changed by Columbus's voyage?
Many thought the Earth was flat and he would said off it, he proved that it was not flat, discovered 2 new continents (North America & South America) and a new ocean
400
What was different in the Aztec and Spanish Fighting equipment?
Aztec - wooden tools, no armor
Spanish - metal armor, horses, steel weapons
400
What was the Columbian Exchange and why was it so important?
Exchange of good across the world (turkeys for horses). It introduced new things.
500
Create a timeline of the events that led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. Just put them in order.
Cuauhtemoc - Emperor of Aztec Empire
Moctezuma II named emperor
Fall of Moctezuma II
Cortes and Dona Marina create an empire
Destroying of Tenochtitlan and Aztec artifacts
1. Moctezuma II named emperor
2. Cortes and Dona Marina create an army
3. Fall of Moctezuma II
4. Cuauhtemoc - emperor of Aztec empire
5. Destroying of Tenochtitlan and Aztec artifacts
500
How did the meeting of the Taino Indians and Columbus change the world?
They began to exchange things from one world to another.
500
What did the Inca emperor promise Francisco Pizarro in return for sparing his life?