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Colombus
Latitude and Longitude
Cortes v. Monty
New Spain
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Purpose for Columbus voyage?
Find a shorter route to India.
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Latitude runs from where to where?
left to right
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reason cortes went to seek the aztec empire
gold and riches
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legendary city that promised riches and led to many explorers search of it.
Cibola
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what was the organization of society in new spain like?
was organized by ancestry, the closer you were to being from Spain the more power and money you had.
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How many ships did Spain send to colonize the west indies?
17.
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Longitude runs from where to where?
top to bottom, north to south.
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how did cortes conquer the aztecs
gaining allies, using armor, guns, horses, and spreading disease.
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name two explorers who searched for cibola
coronado, de soto, cabeza de vaca, esteban
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why would archeologists find aztec evidence in mexico city?
the city was built on the ruins of tenochtitlan
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Explain the Colombian Exchange.
Movement of animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between eastern and western hemispheres.
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another name for longitude
meridians
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After conquering tenochitlan cortes established.....?
new spain
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what was the order of social classes in new spain?
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, africans and indians
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how were allies an asset to cortes?
they increased his number and helped fight against the aztec empire.
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Columbus' expeditions lead to what happening?
other european countries sending explorers to the americas.
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0 degrees longitude
prime meridian
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who conquered the incan empire?
Pizzaro
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what was indian life like in an encomedia?
worked without pay, overworked, mistreated, and expected to convert to christianity.
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how would have the aztec and incan empires felt knowing the spanish were conquering smaller indian groups around their empires?
they feared for their safety and for the end of their civilization.
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King and Queen's name and what country they were from that funded Columbus exploration.
Ferdinand and Isabella from Spain.
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0 degrees latitude
equator
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Name of the colony established after conquering the Incan empire
Peru
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who was las casas and why was he important?
a priest who wanted slavery to end.
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why was spain one of the most powerful countries in the 1600s?
they started the exploration wave of the americas and set up many colonies which led to great profits for spain.