Italian-born explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492. He was the first European to establish contact between Europe and the Americas
Who was Christopher Columbus
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Mexcio
Where was Technochilan, the capital of the Aztec Empire?
100
Ally
What do you call a friend who will help you in a fight?
100
Las Casas
What was the name of the priest that wanted to end all slavery in New Spain?
100
conquer
What do you call to capture or take something by force?
200
Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Emipire
Who was Hernando Cortez?
200
Spain
What country paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World?
200
Columbian Exchange
What do you call the movement of people, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere following the voyages of Christopher Columbus?
200
missionary
What do you call a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs?
200
Mission
What do you call a group of people forming a communtity?
300
Spanish Conquistador who defeathed the Inca Empire in 1533
Who was Francisco Pizzaro?
300
Bahama Islands
What present day islands did Christopher Columbus arrive at first?
300
encomienda
What do you call a grant given by the King of Spain to wealthy settlers in New Spain.
300
Indians
Who often worked on an encomienda without pay and were expected to become Christians?
300
Expedition
What do you call a journey made for a special purpose?
400
Francisco Coronado
Who was the Spanish explorer of the American Southwest?
He searched for Cibola; the legendary kingdom of gold.
400
Mexcio City
What present day city was built upon the Aztec capital of Technochilan?
400
plantation
What do you call a large farm with many workers who live on the land they work.
400
American Southwest
Where did Cabeza de Vaca search for Cibola?
400
convert
What do you call changing from one belief to another?
500
Cabeza de Vaca
Who was the first conquistador to search for Cibola?
500
Peru
What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan Empire?
500
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians
What are the three levels of colonial society in New Spain from the most and least powerful?
500
Find a shorter route to the Indies
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
500
colony
What do you call a country far from the country that rules it?