Lesson 1
The Indies, a part of Asia, was rich with ____, ____, and other ____.
gold, spices, other goods
He called the Taino "____" because he thought he had reached the Indies.
Indians
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Name the capital city of the Aztec Empire.
Tenochtitlan
Spanish colonists hoped to gain wealth by starting ____, ____, and gold and silver _____in New Spain.
farms, businesses, mines
The only way for Europeans to reach the Indies was by land travel over the _______.
Silk Road
Columbus made ____ more expeditions to the Americas; he helped start colonies for Spain.
3
The Spanish wanted to bring what religion to the native people?
Christianity
List 3 advantages that Cortes had to fight the Aztec.
metal armor, horses, muskets
Another powerful and wealthy empire in South America belonged to the ______.
Incas
Christopher Columbus suggested a quicker way by sailing _____ across the Atlantic Ocean.
West
The _____ ______ brought changes to both the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.
Columbian Exchange
Name 2 other explorers who followed Christopher Columbus to the New World .
Vasco Nunez deBalboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Some historians think thousands of Aztecs caught _____after Cortes arrived. This decreased the number of Aztecs that were able to fight.
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Spain sent ___ ____ to conquer the Incan Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
King _____ and Queen _______ of Spain provided the money that Columbus needed for his expedition.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Name 3 items that Europeans took to the New World.
horses, cattle, pigs
The name America comes from the explorer _____ who in 1502 became the first to call the Americas a New World.
Amerigo Vespucci
In _____ Cortes defeated the Aztec Empire and built _________ on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.
1521
Mexico City
In 1532, Pizarro captured _____ the Incan capital city.
Cuzco
While searching for an easier route to the Indies, he landed instead in the _____ _____ in 1492.
Bahama Islands
Name 3 items brought to the Old World.
turkey, corn, cocoa
Stories of great riches in Mexico encouraged _____ and other Spaniards to gain some of the Aztecs' wealth.
Cortes
This conquest led to the establishment of _____and the arrival of many Spanish colonists.
New Spain
Soon a new capital city called _____ was found in a colony called Peru. It is still the capital today and Peru is now a country.
Lima