The Spanish Conquer Two Empires
Who where the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territories?
Conquistadors.
What drew Francisco Pizarro to South America?
Rumours of another golden empire.
What is to devastate?
To bring to chaos, disorder or ruin.
How much evidence of native cultures was lost?
It is impossible to measure.
What did native artisans and workers blend?
Their own painting or carving styles with those of the Europeans.
What is colonization?
The process of establishing settlements called colonies
What arrived from Central America killing thousands of Incas?
Smallpox.
What cultural artifacts did the warfare destroy?
Cultural artifacts like temples, paintings, carvings and manuscripts.
What is pagan?
Related to a religion with many gods
What did the Spanish bring to Native America?
Their language, laws and religion.
What did Hernán Cortés do in 1519?
What did Pizarro do after he invited Atahualpa?
He threw him in prison.
What did ships carry from the Americas to Europe?
Treasures, Gold and Silver Bullion from the colonies' mines.
What did Fray Bernandino de Sahagún help to do?
To preserve native cultures and language.
What is animal husbandry?
The raising of and caring for livestock.
What was one of Cortés's Advantages?
That he had a native interpreter, an Aztec woman named Malinche.
What was the ransom for Atahualpa?
Almost 20 tons of gold and silver.
What had been carried by 1660?
200 tons of gold and 18,000 tons of silver.
What did the Spanish do in Tenochtitlán?
They tore down the Templo Mayor and other Aztec buildings.
What animals did the Spanish bring to America?
Sheep, pigs, goats, cows, and the horse.
Who joined the Spaniards as they marched to Tenochtitlán?
Thousands of native warriors.
What happened in November 1533?
Pizarro's army took control of Cuzco.
The seeds of the cocoa Tree.
What is a quipu?
A series of knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information.
What resulted in a culture unique to the Amricas?
The blending of Native Americans, European peoples and imported African slaves.