Conquistadors
Overtook the Aztecs
Cortes
Spanish word for "conqueror"
Conquistador
The Aztecs
What was De Soto the first European explorer to do in the Americas?
What does protagonist mean?
The main character of any story, play, film etc.
First European to reach the Mississippi River and claim the S.E. United States for Spain
De Soto
Change is a synonym for...
reform
What advantages did the conquistadors have over the Aztecs?
Armor, horses, guns
What was Ponce de Leon the first Spanish Explorer to do?
Set foot in what is now the Continental United States
Which is the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
The Pacific
**Daily Double** While looking for the Fountain of Youth, he discovered and named Florida
Ponce de Leon
A movement that banned books that went against Catholic teachings and sent missionaries to the Americas to convert the Natives
The Counter-Reformation
What advantages did the Aztecs have over the conquistadors?
There were a lot more Aztecs than conquistadors
Why did Motechuzuma trust Cortes?
Motechuzuma believed Cortes was a god who came to save the Aztecs
What are the three most populous countries in Europe?
Spain, France, and Germany
Conquered Cuzco (Peru) and the Incan Empire
Pizarro
What was the job of a missionary?
to sail to America and convert Natives to be Catholic
**Daily Double** How were explorations and conquistadors paid for their travel?
The trips were paid for with grants
Why did Martin Luther start his own church?
He wanted to reform the Catholic church
Which U.S state is located outside North America?
Hawaii
Claimed the S.W. United States for Spain
Coronado
Martin Luther wanted change within the Catholic Church. What was this movement called?
The Reformation
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan is now present-day ____________________ in Mexico. The Incan capital of Cuzco is now ___________________ in South America.
Mexico City; Peru
Who was the conquistador who found the 7 Cities of Gold?
Trick Question...The 7 Cities did not exist. If they did, no one ever found them.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution