Names and Dates
Who was ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?
Montezuma
Bartolome de Las Casas made a suggestion to bring Africans to the Americas as laborers. What were his arguments? (Name two)
He argued that Africans were less likely to die from European diseases. He also claimed that Africans would suffer less because they were used to farm work in their homeland.
What did the Spanish call the new empire?
New Spain
A Spanish military fort settlement built for Native Americans to protect Spanish claims of their territories.
What are presidios?
One of the reasons why the Incas couldn't resist Pizzaro's warriors was that they didn't have _______
What are stronger weapons such as swords and guns?
What explorer searched for the fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon
Towns first used by Spanish as a name for Native American communities.
What are pueblos?
This conquistador was known for destroying the Incan empire.
Francisco Pizarro
In return for Spain rulers giving permission to the conquistadors to establish settlements in the Americas, they agreed to give Spain how much of any gold or treasure they captured?
One-fifth
What were three kinds of settlements in New Spain?
1- Pueblos (centers of trading and government) 2- Missions (priests to convert local natives) 3- Presidios (military bases)
Someone who is clever can be described as
What is shrewd?
Why did the Spanish King take away the authority of the conquistadors?
The conquistadors proved to be poor rulers.
What are the main reasons for Cortes conquest of the Aztec Empire? (Name 3)
1- Cortes made allies with the Aztec's enemies. (an Indian woman called Dona Marina helped Cortes) 2- Moctezuma, the Aztec emperor, wrongly believed Cortes to be a god, welcomed him and did not want to kill him. 3-The conquistadors had better weapons and horses.
Like Cortes, Pizarro had Native Americans that were ____________ that help conquer the Inca Empire.
What are allies?
Mexico
What is the modern day country known at that time as the Aztecs that the Spanish conquistadors conquered?
To pause or stop briefly
What is hesitate
Moctezuma ruled the Aztec Empire, which was very powerful in the early _________
1500
What is the cause of the transatlantic slave trade?
Spanish conquistadors wanted to compete with Portugal for Africans slaves because they needed more labor due to the many deaths; AND the conquistadors knew Africans would not be as susceptible to European diseases.
These were people of mixed Spanish and Native American background.
What are the mestizos?