Genuinine Spaniards
She was the Catholic Queen who funded Columbus's voyages
Queen Isabella
He was the first white person to enslave Caribbeans
Christopher Columbus
These were the rubber people, the jaguar people, and the users of obsidian weapons who are seen as the mother civilization of Central America.
Olmecs
corn, beans, and squash were considered called this phrase because they worked so well together, keeping the soil replenished for yearly growth.
The three sisters
This book was written by a priest to highlight the sins of the conquistadors
Black Legend
He was the Catholic King who funded Columbus's Voyages
King Ferdinand
He was the Aztec emperor who was killed during a celebration of the Spaniards' arrival.
Moctezuma II
This was the dying civilization found in the Yucatan Peninsula who were known for their human sacrifices.
Also - writing and a fancy calendar system
Maya
These were the Aztec artificial islands that were used to plant food on a lake.
Chinampas
This game should remind us of basketball, soccer, and hacky sack. It was used to please the gods. Winners and losers could be sacrificed to appease them.
Olmec ball game
He was told he could visit Mexico as long as he did not do these three things: make alliances, participate in a war, and claim land. He did all of those things
Hernán Cortés
He was the Incan emperor ransomed and killed.
Atahualpa
This was the empire that the conquistadors defeated in Mesoamerica after tricking them with a false sense of security.
Aztec
Many American myths teach that man is made from this food
Corn
With no written language north of Mesoamerica, the main evidence we have to understand
Mounds
He kidnapped an Incan emperor, held him for ransom, and then killed him after collecting two rooms full of riches.
Francisco Pizarro
He was the last of the Incan family to lead a rebellion against the Spaniards
Tupac Amaru
These were the people the Spaniards discovered in the Caribbean. They saw them as docile and easy to enslave.
Taino
This was a famous trade hub in Louisiana, with goods from as far as 700 miles away found here.
Poverty Point
These two animals are common occurrences in North American mythology, frequently in stories concerning reproduction and partnership.
Eagle and coyote
He was the Spaniard priest who wrote the Black Legend, portraying Spaniards as fake Christians for their treatment of Native labor
Bartolomé de las Casas
He wrote a book about the history of Spanish colonization in Peru that was sent to the king and queen of Spain. It argued that the Spaniards were devils pretending to be Christians.
Titu Cusi Yupanqui
The "docile" natives of the Caribbean told the Spaniards that these people, their neighbors, were cannibals
Carib
This resource was harvested from cactus limbs and used for dyes, especially for makeup.
cochineal
the Spaniards forced lots of natives to work in this dangerous field of resource extraction
mining / silver