Vocabulary
Explorers
New Spain
Sources and Colombian Exchange
Grab Bag
100
A friend who will help in a fight
What is an ally
100
The first European explorer who discovered the Americas for Europe
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
The bottom of the social class in New Spain
What is the Indian and African Slaves
100
Your textbook is an example of this
What is secondary source
100
These are lines around the globe that measure the earth from east to west
What is latitude
200
A spanish conqueror
What is a conquistador
200
The first European explorer to start the expedition around the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
200
The second highest social class had family from Spain and they were called this
What is creole
200
A journal kept by Bartolome de Las Casas would be considered this
What is a primary source
200
This is the name of the time period when the First Americans settled in the Americas
What is the paleo-Indian period
300
A moment when the course of events is changed or a significant change occurs
What is a turning point
300
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernando Cortes
300
The social class Mestizos came from Spanish and this descent
What is Indian descent
300
Columbus called the land this because he thought he had landed in the Indies
What is the West Indies
300
Someone who teaches their faith to others is called this
What is a missionary
400
To change from one belief to another
What is to convert
400
This explorer conquered the Incan Empire
Who is Francisco Pizzaro
400
The highest class in New Spain was born here
What is Spain, (Peninsulares)
400
The continents in the Old World include Asia, Europe and this
What is Africa
400
This is the belief in many gods
What is polytheism
500
Grant given by the Spanish king to wealthy settlers in New Spain
What is an encomeinda
500
The Incan ruler who was captured by Pizzaro when the conquistadors invaded the Incan Empire
Who is Atahualpa
500
The social pyramid in New Spain moved according to this
What is how far away from Spain the individual was
500
Llama's were one of the animals that travelled from here to there
What is The New World to the Old World
500
The Spanish explorers explored the New World looking for this
What is gold
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