Aztecs
How did the Indians of the Caribbean and those of Mexico differ?
ex. more primitive, not as big farm fields, more simple houses
Who was Hernando De Soto?
A spanish conquistador
What regions did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore? (only need one of the regions)
New Mexico, Western Texas, and Kansas
An Aztec god that had white skin, dark hair and a beard
Quetzalcoatl
Human sacrifice
What river did Hernando De Soto discover?
Mississippi River
What did Coronado go in search of?
The Seven Cities of Cibola
the king of Mexico/the Aztecs
Montezuma
How did Cortes show that he wanted to spread the Gospel of Christ?
bringing missionaries with him, tearing down temples for human sacrifice, building a cathedral in Mexico City, and bringing missionaries to preach to the Indians
What regions did De Soto explore?
Southern United States
What kingdom did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
Peru
The capital of the Aztec empire
Tenochtitlan
Why did the Aztecs think Cortes might be Quetzalcoatl?
He looked like descriptions of the god, and he freed people that were going to be sacrificed
What did De Soto go in search of?
Gold
What was the king of the kingdom that Pizarro conquered called?
The Inca
a word meaning "town"
pueblo
On what date did Tenochtitlan fall?
Aug 13, 1521
How and where did De Soto die?
From a fever on the banks of the Mississippi River.
What did Coronado find instead of what he was searching for?
Some copper and pueblos of baked mud buildings
the region around Mexico City, extending to the sea
New Spain