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100
Spanish explorer who conquered the Carribben
Columbus
100
The Spanish word for conqueror
Conquistador
100
What were the three main reasons why the Spanish wanted to conquer the Americas?
Gold, God, and Glory
100
Which group of Native Americans lived in Peru?
Inca
100
King of the Aztecs
Moctezuma
200
Someone of both Spanish and Native American descent
Mestizo
200
An agreement to support each other in war
Alliance
200
Spain and ______________ were the two European countries that controlled land in South America
Portugal
200
Name three challenges faced by the English settlers at Jamestown
Starvation, illness, cold weather, wars
200
Why did many Meixan people dislike the Aztecs?
Human sacrifice
300
Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs
Cortez
300
Disease that killed many Native Americans
Smallpox
300
Name at least three foods that were brought to Europe from the Americas
Sugar, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cod, etc.
300
Official appointed to rule in the name of the Spanish king
Viceroy
300
When Pizarro arrived, why were the Incas divided?
They had just had a civil war
400
Inca emperor conquered by Pizarro
Atahualpa
400
The main crop of the English colonies
Tobacco
400
Economic system in which people invent capital in businesses and the government has no control of the economy
Capitalism
400
How did Spanish and Native American culture blend? Give two ways.
Religion, art, food, language
400
The Virginia Company was an example of this type of business
Joint stock company
500
This person, whose name means "traitor," helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs by acting as a translator
Malinche
500
Our Lady of _________________ appeared to Juan Diego, representing a blend of Native American and Spanish culutre
Guadalupe
500
The system that allowed Spanish to demand labor from Native Americans
Race
500
Aztecs thought Cortez was a reappearance of this God
Quetzacoatl
500
This Spanish priest protested the poor treatment of Native Americans
Bartholome de las Casas