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Name 1 of 4 Old World explorers
Columbus, Cortes, Pizzaro, Vasco de Balboa
Did the Aztec have a culture?
Yes
Which disease is blamed for killing up to 90% of the Indigenous population in the Americas after the Spanish arrival?
Smallpox.
Who funded Columbus?
King and Queen of Spain.
What year did Columbus discover the Americas for Spain?
1492
What place and people did Cortes conquer?
The Aztecs
Name an Aztec god.
Ometeotl or Quetzacoatl
Answers may vary - key words should include:
- New World/America
- Old World / Europe
- Exchange / Trade
e.g. The exchange of animals, food, people between the Old World and the New World.
What country did Columbus sail from?
Spain. Spain is the COUNTRY! Spain is a COUNTRY. Spain is a COUNTRY ON THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE!!!!!!!
What year did the Spanish approve the enslavement of 4000 Africans to be transported as slave labour to the Americas?
1518
Who conquered the Inca's?
Pizzaro
What was the name of the Aztec King who welcomed the Spanish into their great city, Tenochtitlan?
Montezuma II
What animals were brought from the Old World to the New World?
Sheep, cattle, horses, pigs
What continent did Columbus sail from?
When was smallpox introduced to the Indigenous Americans?
1520
What do you call someone who sought Gold, Glory and God for Spain?
A conquistador.
Who did the Inca's believe in?
Sun god, Inti
What plants were exchanged between the Old World and New World?
From the Old World: wheat, barley, rye, sugar cane, rice, citrus, grapes, coffee, bananas, onions, garlic, okra, peaches, pears.
From the New World: tobacco, corn, chilli, tomato, potato, cacao
What did Columbus call the location he landed on in the Americas?
San Salvador
When did the Aztec empire fall?
1521
How many people came with Cortes?
608 (not included Cortes).
Which Aztec took over after the fall of Montezuma?
Cuitláhuac was the 10th Aztec ruler, who succeeded his brother Montezuma II in June 1520.
How many enslaved African people did the Spanish King approve for transportation to the New World Colonies in 1518?
4000 Africans. That's 4 x LDHS!
How many people came with Columbus?
17, not including Columbus.
When did the Incan empire fall?
1572