Spanish Explorers
In what year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
The Columbian Exchange was a trading system of goods and culture between which to hemispheres of the globe?
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is a colony
A settlement that is ruled by a distant country
Which country supported Columbus's journey
Spain
Name at least 1 Native American group that lived somewhere in North America before the time of exploration
Mayan, Aztec, Puebloans. etc.
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Megellan
How did the Columbian Exchange change the way Europeans traded?
New resources were available to be traded and cultures began to blend throughout the globe.
How is a colony different from an empire?
A colony is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it and empires a large areas of rule and power
Columbus thought he was in which country when he finally found land?
India
Name the first European to explore and settle in Florida.
Ponce de Leon
What was the main goal of Prince Henry’s navigation school?
To find and control trade routes
Name 3 things brought by the Europeans to the Americas in the Columbian Exchange.
Horses
Weapons
Disease
Culture
Goats
Grapes
Wheat
Banannas
What is the name of the Spanish colony that would expand to include many islands in the Caribbean, as well as large parts of North America and Central America
New Spain
What (present day) country/area did Columbus actually land in.
Bahamas/Caribbean
Name the treaty that detailed the which parts of North and South America would be given to Spain and which would be given to Portugal
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish explorer Hernan Cortez attacked and overtook the Aztec Empire at Tenochtitlan. Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire?
Moctezuma
Which event started the Columbian Exchange?
Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas
Why would a patron agree to establish a colony somewhere else in the world?
To gain wealth ($$$) for their home country
Name both patrons (both!) that funded Christopher Columbus's journey.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Tenochtitlan was located in what is present day ________.
Mexico City
In what order did these European groups come to the Americas?
Conquistadors
Officials
Explorers
1. Explorers
2. Conquistadors
3. Officials
How did the Columbian Exchange change the lives of Native Americans?
For the first time, Europeans stopped relying on Native American slave labor and turned more towards African slaves
Columbus founded a settlement in what is now the Dominican Republic. This settlement, ____________, was likely the first European town in the North America.
La Isabela
Columbus promised to return riches to Spain if they funded his Journey. He also promised to spread _______ in Asia.
Christianity/Catholicism
The Spanish formed missions throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast. What is a mission?
A settlement formed to spread and teach Christianity and Catholicism