Events
Who took over the inca and aztec?
Hernando Cortes
The Aztec capital is __________.
Tenochtitlan
What were taxes called?
Tributes
Where did Hernando Cortes secretly go to?
Mexico
The New World is considered what continent?
The Americas (North and South)
Where did Christopher Columbus sail from?
Spain
Mexico City used to be __________.
Tenochtitlan (New Spain)
A Spanish conqueror who first came to America (who may have fought to take over Tenochtlitan)
Conquistador
Was De Las Casas a indian rights defender?
The Old World is what modern continent?
Europe
The Conquistador Coronado, went searching for _________.
Seven Cities of Gold
Spain is located in ___________.
Europe
a settlement far away from the country that rules it.
Colony
The first civilization to be conquered were the ________.
Taino
What did the Conquistadors accidentally trade with the natives?
Disease
What year did Spain arrive to destroy the Caribbean?
1492
Christopher Columbus was trying to sail to __________ when he reached the Caribbean Islands.
Indonesia
a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.
missionary-
What civilization believed the conquistador was a God?
Aztec
Christopher Columbus called the natives Indians because he believed he landed in the __________.
Indies
When did Marco Polo start exploring?
1271
The Spanish went to __________ after they overworked their Native American slaves.
Africa
a record, usually of a voyage or experiment
Logs
Who was the Aztec Emperor?
Montezuma
What are two words we adopted from the Taino civilization?
Hurricane, Hammock