Spanish Conquest
A decline of 90 percent of the Indian population in the New World was caused by what
What is disease (could say smallpox, malaria and yellow fever)
During the 15th century European explorers were trying to find a less expensive trade route to which continent
What is Asia
Name the capital of the Aztec Empire
What is Tenochtitlan
Mistaken term that European explorers gave American people because of the false belief that they were off the coast of Asia
What is Indians
What is the Spanish name given to the "conquerors" who ravaged Aztec and Incan cities?
What is Conquistadores
The Spanish may have been the first Europeans to have successful settlements in the New World, but other European explorers are thought to have reached America first, around 1000 AD. These European explorers were
What is the Norse
Location of the impact of the Spanish arrival the Spanish (90% of the native population) died because of diseases
What is Hispanola
European voyages around Africa and across the Atlantic in attempt to reach Asia were spurned by what needs
What isSpices and other trade
The rapid expansion of global commerce resulted from what resources found in the New World
What is Gold and Silver
Give the event and date.
New Mexico in 1609, the natives launched a rebellion burned down churches and killed priests.
What is Pope’s Rebellion (1609)
Location where the Germans settled to flee famine and religious persecution
What is Pennsylvania
The Aztec Empire fell to this Spanish soldier
What is Hernán Cortés (Cortés is sufficient)
Though most Indians in North America did not live in great cities like the Incas or Aztecs, which Indian group was a strong political and military influence in North America
What is Iroquois (Iroquois Confederacy works too)
What is freedom dues
The percentage of Indians in North America (Hispanola) at the time that Columbus had arrived was approximately
What is 90%
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexcio
Who is Hernan Cortes
What is Royal African Company