Conquering the Aztec
Conquering the Inca
Christopher Columbus
Conquistadors
Defeat of the Spanish
100

This disease wiped out many of the Aztec and ultimately led to their demise. 

What is smallpox?

100

This emperor invited Francisco Pizzaro to a meeting in present day Peru.

Who is Atahualpa?

100

Christopher Columbus' original destination.

What is Asia?

100

Spanish soldiers and adventurers

Who are conquistadors?

100

This peoples ships were larger and harder to move

Who are the Spanish?

200
This emperor told his people that the return of a light-skinned Spaniard was a signal of the return of the Aztec God, Quetzalcoatl.

Who is Moctezuma?

200

This group of people had better and more weapons.

Who are the Spanish?

200

These two people funded Columbus' expedition to "Asia"

Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?

200

This conquistador launched an expedition to Tenochtitlan and eventually conquered the Aztec empire.

Who is Hernan Cortez?

200

These peoples weapons were smaller but easier to load and discharge.

Who are the English

300

This strategy allowed the Spanish conquistadors to gain more manpower. 

What is forming alliances with Native tribes?

300

This person defeated 6,000 unarmed soldiers with 180 men

Who is Francisco Pizzaro?

300

This group of people made it to America 500 years before Christopher Columbus

Who are the Vikings?

300

Colonial leaders who were appointed by the king

Who are viceroys?

300

English sailors were known as this

What are sea dogs?
400

Cortez returned during this time to finish the defeat of the Aztec empire

What is May 1521

400

The Spanish used this to control the Native population

What is violence and forced labor?

400

Columbus studies these 3 things

What is navigation, cartography, and astronomy?

400

This conquistador later became a judge to fight for Native American rights

Who is Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?

400

This person saw Spain as a threat to England's independence. 

Who is Queen Elizabeth I

500

This current day city is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan

What is Mexico City?

500

Hernan Cortez and this person conquered Cuba together before the expedition to the Aztec empire

Who is Diego Valasquez?

500

Columbus' journey was planned on this misinformation

What is the underestimation of Earth's Circumference?

500

These conquistadors found cities of gold in the north

Trick question: No one did

500

This fleet contained 130 warships

What is the Spanish Armada?