Name all the oceans that Magellan & his crew crossed to circumnavigate the globe.
Atlantic, Pacific, & Indian oceans
100
Name Columbus’s ships.
Niña, Pinta, & the Santa Maria
100
What animal from the Old World made a huge impact on Plains Indians?
the horse
100
What does it mean to be a “conquistador”?
a Spanish conqueror
100
What is a missionary?
someone who teaches his or her religion to others
200
This man was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
200
When Columbus reached the New World he landed in present-day Bahamas. What did he name the island on which he landed? What is that island called today?
San Salvador; Watling Island
200
Besides tangible things (things you can touch), what is the most important thing that any culture can pass on to another?
an idea
200
Who was the ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived?
Moctezuma II
200
Why did the Spanish priest Bartolome de las Casas want to end the encomienda system?
he saw Natives dying of overwork
300
This Spanish explorer was the first European to set foot in the lands that became the United States.
Juan Ponce de Leon
300
300 If Columbus was able to find a new sea route to Asia, how might that make later trips more profitable?
the route may be faster and cheaper
300
Name three foods that Native Americans introduced to the Old World.
tomatoes, corn, potatoes, etc.
300
Which Spanish conquistador explored Peru and what civilization did he destroy?
Pizarro destroyed the Inca
300
What kind of building did the Spanish put at the center of the cities they built in New Spain?
a cathedral
400
When the Spanish conquered Mexico, they renamed this city Mexico City.
Tenochtitlan
400
Columbus did not know he was in the New World. That is why the Americas are named after this explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
400
Name the three most important tools that Europeans brought to the New World.
the wheel, the plow, & iron-making technology
400
Besides better weapons, how did Hernando Cortes defeat the Aztec?
other natives helped him
400
How did the Spanish replace the Native workers they lost to disease and overwork?
they brought slaves from Africa
500
Because Columbus did not know he was in the New World, what did he name the islands he first explored?
West Indies
500
500 Why did Columbus make his voyage? Who sent him? What year did he make his first voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella hired Columbus to find a new sea route to Asia in 1492.
500
In the Columbian Exchange, what is the one thing that Europeans brought from the Old World that changed the lives on Native Americans the most?
diseases
500
Which Spanish conquistador explored Mexico and what civilization did he destroy?
Cortes destroyed the Aztec
500
Why did the population of Mexico drop from 30 million to 3 million after the Spanish arrived?
deaths of natives from diseases brought by Europeans; also, overwork