Who?
He went looking for a new route to India, but accidentally found the Americas instead.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Spanish word for "conqueror."
What is "conquistador''
What was the name of the Aztec chief/king?
Montezuma
Who led the Pueblo Revolt against the Spanish in 1680?
Leader of the Pueblo tribe, Pope (aka Po'pay).
This Spanish conqueror destroyed the Aztec empire in 1521.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
Spanish word for "people of a mixed Spanish & Native American background."
What is "mestizo?"
Name 3 items exchanged between the Americas, Europe and Africa.
Slaves, disease, corn, pumpkins, tomatoes, beans, bananas, coffee, livestock, sugar, onions, turkeys, pineapples, potatoes, etc.
Why did the Pueblo, and other tribes, rebel against the Spanish?
Spanish priests suppressed Native American religion, culture, language, etc.
The native tribe that Columbus initially met, but later enslaved.
Who are the Taino?
The word that means "establishment of distant settlements controlled by the parent country."
What is "colonization?"
What three word phrase became the motto of Spanish explorers?
What was the name of the oldest European permanent settlement in North America?
St. Augustine
This Spanish explorer discovered Florida on Easter Sunday in 1513.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
What two word phrase means "the global transfer of living things between Europe, Africa & the Americas?"
What is "Columbian Exchange?"
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the world between what two European nations?
What was the name of the Aztec capital, which was destroyed by the Spanish?
Tenochtitlan
This Spanish explorer landed in Florida, and later discovered the Mississippi River in 1539.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
What word means "natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords who received the rights to their labor from Spanish authorities?"
What is "encomienda?"
What caused the end of Spanish naval dominance?
The destruction of the Spanish Armada by England's fleet and a massive storm.
What were the names of Columbus's 3 ships on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria