Vocabulary
Cortes declared Mexico a Spanish ____________ and renamed it New Spain
colony
Why don't we know very much about the Taino
culture was destroyed; no written records
Cortes' army was able to conquer the Aztecs because______________________________
strong army, weapons, armour
When there were not enough Indians to work in New Spain, the Spanish______________________
brought slaves from Africa
slaves from Africa
this show the directions on the map
compass rose
Spanish conquerors are also called this name.
conquistador
One negative effect of the Colombian Exchange was that
disease killed many of the Native Americans
Who was the first Aztec emperor during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec?
Monteczuma
Name 2 bad effects of being an indian under Spanish rule.
You could work long hours each day (dusk until dawn), you could get whipped if you didn't listen or work hard enough, you could catch an illness from interacting with the Spanish
Coronado searched in what is now the southwestern United States for_________________
Gold
Columbus brought horses to the Americas as part of the _____________________
Columbian Exchange
Who were the Taino?
Arawak Indians of the Caribbean Islands
Who was the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernando Cortes
this kind of map shows where historical events took place
historical map
A person who teaches his or her religion to others is a(n)
missionary
What year did Columbus set sail for the "new world"?
1492
Why is so much of the Aztec culture missing?
The Spanish destroyed most of it when they conquered the Aztec capital.
How did the Spanish colonists find workers for New Spain?
They forced the Indians to work for them. They replaced them with enslaved Africans because many of the Indians died.
you need to read this to understand the symbols on a map
map key
Native Americans had to work for the owner on a(n)__________
encomienda
What do historians call the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs caused by Columbus's expeditions?
Columbian Exchange
What did the Spanish call the new colony they set up on the site of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City
What is New Spain called today?
Mexico City
what was the capital of the Aztec empire
Tenochtitlan