First Voyage
Conquistadors & More
Two Empires & Rule
System of Labor
General History
100

In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the islands that are now called the

West Indies

100

Conquistadors - Disadvantages

Only a few hundred compared to millions of Native Americans

100

In 1521, Cortés and his Native American allies captured and demolished Tenochtitlán. What modern day city was built on it's grounds?

Mexico City

100

In the 1500s, Spain acquired enormous wealth from what area of the world?

Americas (New Spain)

100

What country had the most gold medals in the 2024 summer games?

TIE: China and US (40)

200

Claimed all the lands he visited for what nation?

Spain

200

Conquistador' advantages (3)

Guns and cannons were superior to arrows and spears

Better armor

Had horses - Natives had never seen horses

200

Francisco Pizzaro heard rumors about a rich empire in Peru that had more gold than the Aztecs. What empire was this?

Incan

200

With Spain’s colonization of much of the Americas,  much of the world was now connected by what? 

sea routes

200

Two candidates running for president in 2024

Kamala Harris & Donald Trump

300

When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies, he encountered the what people?

Taíno

300

Europeans unknowingly carried what with them? This killed many Natives

diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza

300

Moctezuma thought Cortes may have been Quetzalcoatl. Who was Quetzalcoatl?

an Aztec god-king who had long ago promised to return from the East

300

This system of labor was granted by Spanish crown to conquistadors, to demand forced labor from Native Americans.

Encomienda system


300

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4

400

How did the first people to meet Columbus react?

They were friendly and open toward

400

Hernan Cortes landed in present day Mexico and started out for Tenochtitlán, the capital of the what empire?

Aztec

400

Most valuable resources shipped from Spanish America to Spain? (3)

Silver and gold and sugar cane

400

Bartolomé de Las Casas, a Spanish priest, detailed horrors he saw in New Spain to people in Spain. How did they Spanish crown react?

outlawed forced slavery of natives (encomienda system)

400

What city is known as the "Gateway to the West" and has the world famous Arch?

St. Louis, MO

500

Spanish (conquerors) were called

conquistadors

500

Who was the Aztec emperor?

Moctezuma

500

To maintain strict control of their Empire in New Spain, the King of Spain appointed who to rule in the king's name?

viceroys

500

Top social class in New Spain - people born in Spain (filled highest roles)

Peninsulares

500

Name of the hurricane which made landfall in Florida in September of 2024?

helene