An advanced culture with cities, a well organized government, complex social classes, and specialized jobs.
What is a CIVILIZATION?
100
He sailed for the King and Queen of this country, although he was actually from Italy.
What is SPAIN?
100
This motivated the greedy conquistadors from Spain.
What is GOLD?
100
He conquered the Aztecs, either with skill or luck.
Who is CORTEZ?
100
This country was the first to use Africans in the New World.
What is PORTUGAL?
200
Ancient civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula. Build elaborate temples and were advanced in learning.
Who were the MAYANS
200
He mistakenly named these people because he thought he was in the East Indies.
What is INDIANS?
200
Spain's #1 rival.
What is PORTUGAL?
200
He successfully conquered the Incas, copying the tactics used the the man who conquered the Aztecs.
Who is PIZARRO?
200
The total number of Africans brought to the New World for slavery.
What is TEN MILLION?
300
Ancient civilization established in present day Mexico city. They build their powerful empire on a lake.
Who were the AZTECS?
300
The exchange of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe that transformed the world after the 1400's.
What is the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE?
300
This motivated the Spanish king to be the most powerful ruler in Europe and control the spice trade.
What is GLORY?
300
These two cultures were blended in New Spain.
What is SPANISH and NATIVE?
300
Africans were used to replace this labor force, which had been overworked and were dying from diseases.
What is NATIVE SLAVES?
400
Ancient civilization that amassed a huge empire in the Andes Mountains of South America. Roads connected this massive empire.
Who are the INCAS?
400
He founded the first of its kind in the Americas, where people came from a distant land and settled but were still run by the government of their home country.
What is a COLONY?
400
This motivated the Spanish missionaries who traveled with the Conquistadors on their adventures to the new world.
What is GOD?
400
Double Jeopardy: Double your points if correct!
This Spanish priest recognized the harsh working conditions of the Natives and helped pass laws in New Spain for Native rights.
Who is BARTOLOME de LAS CASAS?
400
This is the name referring to the crossing of the Atlantic by African slaves on slave ships.
What is the MIDDLE PASSAGE?
Conditions were horrible on these ships. Chained together, packed like sardines, many died.
500
The most ancient, and first civilization in the Americas that may have influenced the later civilizations.
Who are the OLMECS?
500
The most significant influence made by Native Americans on today's culture.
What is NATIVE CROPS or NATIVE AGRICULTURE?
Over have of the world's food today comes from the crops that were first grown in the Americas!
500
This is what the Spanish were looking for when Columbus set out, it was a race between them and their rivals.
What are NEW TRADE ROUTES?
500
In New Spain's social structure, this group was a mix of Spanish and Native background.
What is MESTIZO?
500
Africans were traded into slavery in exchange for goods and guns. The trade existed between Africans and European Slave traders. This would describe the value of a slave.