Conquering the Aztec
This disease wiped out many of the Aztec and ultimately led to their demise.
What is smallpox?
This emperor invited Francisco Pizzaro to a meeting in present day Peru.
Who is Atahualpa?
Christopher Columbus' original destination.
What is Asia?
Spanish soldiers and adventurers
Who are conquistadors?
This peoples ships were larger and harder to move
Who are the Spanish?
Who is Moctezuma?
This group of people had better and more weapons.
Who are the Spanish?
These two people funded Columbus' expedition to "Asia"
Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?
This conquistador launched an expedition to Tenochtitlan and eventually conquered the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernan Cortez?
These peoples weapons were smaller but easier to load and discharge.
Who are the English
This strategy allowed the Spanish conquistadors to gain more manpower.
What is forming alliances with Native tribes?
This person defeated 6,000 unarmed soldiers with 180 men
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
This group of people made it to America 500 years before Christopher Columbus
Who are the Vikings?
Colonial leaders who were appointed by the king
Who are viceroys?
English sailors were known as this
Cortez returned during this time to finish the defeat of the Aztec empire
What is May 1521
The Spanish used this to control the Native population
What is violence and forced labor?
Columbus studies these 3 things
What is navigation, cartography, and astronomy?
This conquistador later became a judge to fight for Native American rights
Who is Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?
This person saw Spain as a threat to England's independence.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I
This current day city is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan
What is Mexico City?
Hernan Cortez and this person conquered Cuba together before the expedition to the Aztec empire
Who is Diego Valasquez?
Columbus' journey was planned on this misinformation
What is the underestimation of Earth's Circumference?
These conquistadors found cities of gold in the north
Trick question: No one did
This fleet contained 130 warships
What is the Spanish Armada?