Civilizations
Hernan Cortes was thought to be God returning to help rule this empire in Mexico, and was welcomed by their current ruler Motecuhzoma.
What is the Aztec Empire?
What is Italy?
This explorer was determined to find a route to Asia and after the Portuguese told him "No," he found support from Spain. He found land in 1492.
What is Christopher Columbus?
What is Mexico City?
Cuzco was the capital of this native mountain dwelling civilization, that spanned through 6 countries in modern day South America, and was toppled by Francisco Pizzaro.
What is the Inca civilization?
After finding out that Columbus did not reach Asia, but a new world, Ferdinand Magellan from this country...., set sail from Spain with five ships in 1519 to find the route west to Asia. One ship from his expedition made it back to Spain in 1522 after navigating across the entire world.
What is Portugal?
This Spanish explorer took 180 men with him and told this group they had to accept Christianity and Spanish rule. They declined and their emperor was captured and later killed leaving the Inca without a leader.
What is Francisco Pizzaro?
After making it's way around the tip of South America, Ferdinand Magellan named this "new ocean" he encountered the Pacific meaning ...
What is Peaceful?
The number one cause of death in native civilizations of the Americas was this.
What is disease?
This conquistador was from Spain and sailed with Columbus on his second voyage in 1493. He later helped conquer Puerto Rico and then made his way to Florida.
What is Juan Ponce de Leon?
This man explored the southeastern United States?
What is Hernan de Soto?
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The Calusa tribe defended their land against the Spanish and shot an arrow into this conquistador, who then fled to Cuba and died from his wounds.
What is Juan Ponce de Leon?
Vasco da Gama was a mariner and explorer from this country and found the first direct maritime route between Europe and India by going around the horn of Africa.
What is Portugal?
This man was in search for the Fountain of Youth and landed in what is now the state of Florida.
What is Juan Ponce de Leon
I sailed from Spain on three ships called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
What is Christopher Columbus?
Christopher Columbus named the island he landed on San Salvador, which means "Holy Savior." The people that greeted him were part of this tribe.
What is the Taino tribe?
The "new world" continents were named after this explorer who hails from Italy.
What is Amerigo Vespucci?
This man led hundres of Spanish conquistadors into North America from Mexico (and then to Kansas) to expand Spanish power.
What is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
This civilization at its peak was two times the size of the Aztec empire and covered about 770,000 square miles along western South America.