Early Exploration
Who discovered the New World in 1492?
Who was Christopher Columbus?
What was the name of the island Diego Velasquez conquered?
What is Cuba?
Who led the Spanish to conquer the Aztecs?
Who was Hernando Cortez?
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
What is Tenochtitlan?
What does La Noche Triste mean in English?
What is “The Sad Night”?
What does the word conquistador mean?
What is conqueror?
What native people lived in Cuba before the Spanish arrived?
Who were the Taino?
What country did Cortez land in to begin his conquest?
What is Mexico?
Who was the Aztec emperor when Cortez arrived?
Who was Montezuma?
What did Cortez tell his men to leave behind so they could swim?
What is gold and armor?
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
What is Spain?
What deadly disease killed many of the Taino people?
What is smallpox?
What did Cortez do to his ships to force his men to keep going?
What is he burned them?
What kind of god was Huitzilopochtli?
What is the god of sun and warfare?
Why did Alejandro drown during the escape?
Because he refused to drop his gold and armor.
Why didn’t Columbus realize he found a new continent?
Because he thought he had landed in India.
Why did the Spanish start bringing Africans to the New World?
Because the natives died or escaped, so they needed workers.
What group helped Cortez by translating and making allies?
Who was Doña Marina?
How did the Aztecs keep control over the people they conquered?
By using fear and human sacrifice.
How did Cortez finally defeat the Aztecs?
By cutting off their supplies and laying siege to the city.
What were two things the Spanish brought that helped them defeat native people?
What are guns and steel (or horses)?
What crops were Africans forced to produce for the Spanish?
What are sugar, rum, and molasses?
What native group was the first to join Cortez as allies?
Who were the Totonacs?
Why did many tribes want to help Cortez?
Because they were afraid and angry at the Aztecs.
What new name did Spain give to Mexico?
What is New Spain?