Important People
New Spain
Incas/Aztecs
Columbus
Miscellaneous
100
One of Cortes' major allies
Dona Marina
100
Spanish landowners wanted to keep slaves because they
...made them rich.
100
What is the word in Spanish meaning "conqueror?"
conquistador
100
What did Columbus call the first people he encountered in the "New World?"
Indians
100
What do the coordinates of longitude measure?
specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface
200
The leader of the Aztecs
Moctezuma
200
The Indians in New Spain lived in _______________.
encomiendas
200
What city became there capital city after the fall of the Incan empire?
Lima, Peru
200
What did Columbus say he would do for the King and Queen of Spain if they funded his trip?
He would find a cheaper/faster way to the Indies and bring them back riches.
200
What do the coordinates of latitude measure?
specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface
300
What is the name of the tribe that resided in what is now known as the Bahamas?
The Taino
300
The Indians spent their lives in New Spain working without _____________ and were forced to become _________________.
pay/money, Christians
300
Who conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
300
Columbus wanted to create __________ by sending more Spanish to the "Indies"
colonies
300
What is the name of someone who helps in a fight?
An ally
400
He sailed to South America in 1501
Amerigo Vespucci
400
True or False: The natives accepted Europeans and their lives did not change at all after the Spanish conquests.
False: the natives lived harsh lives and often died as a result of Spanish conquests.
400
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes
400
The Columbian Exchange connected what two places?
The Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
400
Name at least three goals of the colonists who moved to New Spain.
1. set up gov't 2. make laws 3. build schools 4. convert people to Christianity 5. start farms/businesses 6. make gold and silver mines
500
The leader of the Incas
Atuahalpa
500
What is the status order of New Spain's colonial society?
Peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and natives
500
These helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs: metal __________, muskets, horses, ___________ and _____________.
metal armor, muskets, horses, allies and disease.
500
The Columbian Exchange brought horses, ___________, sheep, pigs and ___________ to the Western Hemisphere.
horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, disease
500
How were the colonial society statuses decided in New Spain?
By blood and ancestry.
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