Geography
Modern day home of the Aztecs
Mexico
Spanish word for warrior or conqueror
Conquistador
Columbus discovers the islands of the Caribbean in the Americas
1492
First Spaniard to discover America
Christopher Columbus
European disease that killed thousands of south Americans
Small pox
Modern day home of the Inca
Peru
An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown
Plantation
Why did Spanish explorers set off on the voyages of discovery
To find a shorter trade routes
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca
Pizarro
The name for the journey between Africa and the Americas when transporting slaves
The Middle Passage
The continent that Spanish explorers travelled from
Europe
Name referring to the Americas
New World
Precious metal motive for conquest of Americas
Gold
An essay about Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztecs empire (Hernan Cortes) that is written in 1950 is a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
Name 3 things that were introduced to Europe from the Americas
maize, sweet potato, beans, tomatoes, capsicum, pumpkin, pineapples, peanuts, cacao, vanilla, avocado, cotton, turkey, llama, gold, silver, indigo
Where did the slaves come from (specifically)
Western countries of Africa
The transfer of people and products between the Old World and New World
The Colombian Exchange
Motive of Catholic Spanish – make the Inca/Aztecs follow their religion
God
The Aztec king/ leader who died while being held captive by the Spanish forces
Montezuma II
Name 3 things that were introduced to the Americas from Europe
influenza, typhus, chickenpox, smallpox, measles, iron, tools, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, rabbits, wheat, rice, barley, oats, oranges, bananas, grapes, sugar cane, lettuce
Capital city of the Aztecs
Tenochtitlan
A system of dividing society into different classes, based on birth, colour, race and ethnic origin
The Caste System
Motive to achieve fame, prestige and honour - Spanish
Glory
A positive/neutral effect from moving 10-12million African slaves to America (on the Americans)
Spread of culture, art, religion, food
Name 2 factors that contributed to the significant population decline of the Indigenous populations in the Americas
The people were conquered in battle by superior military technologies
They were treated harshly by the Spanish overlords
They were infected by the new diseases introduced by the Spanish.