Conquistadors
What does the word Conquistador mean?
Spanish conqueror
Who followed Columbus’ route and reached the Philippines after 4 months of sailing?
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship?
Navigation
What was Columbus’ main goal for his journey?
To find a faster route to Asia by sailing west
What new tools helped sailors find their way during exploration?
The compass and astrolabe
Who was the conquistador that led an expedition to Mexico in 1514?
Hernán Cortés
What was special about Magellan’s voyage?
His crew was the first to sail around the world.
What instrument helped sailors measure the position of the stars to find latitude?
Astrolabe
Spain now controlled ___.
A. Trade
b. Colony
c. conquistador.A. Trade
Mexico becomes important to Spain and ________ expands to the Caribbean, North, and Central America.
A. Colony
B. New Spain
C. Colombian Exchange
B. New Spain
Who did Hernán Cortés meet at Tenochtitlán?
Moctezuma
Who went on Columbus’ second voyage and later searched for the Fountain of Youth?
Juan Ponce de León
_______ is a very large or great in size.
A. Colony
B. Enormous
C. Columbus Exchange
B. Enormous
On which voyage did Juan Ponce de León travel with Columbus?
His second voyage
What exchange of goods, plants, animals, and cultures occurred between Europe and the Americas?
The Columbian Exchange
What city did Hernán Cortés build after taking over the Aztec Empire?
Mexico City
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India?
Vasco da Gama
Distinct means _____.
A. Very large or great in size.
B. Different
C.very large farm.
B. Different
Spain took over and made them live the way they do by _____ language, culture, and religion.
A. begging
B. praying
C. forced
C.forced
What is the spread of disease that affects many people at once called?
Epidemic
Which conquistador traveled in 1540, claiming land for Spain in New Mexico and Arizona?
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Who was the Portuguese explorer that first reached the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
What is a large farm that grows crops using slave labor called?
Plantation
Which Spanish explorer sailed Columbus’ second voyage AND sailed in 1508 to Puerto Rico (PR) ?
A. Bartolomeu Diaz
B. Herman Cortez
C. ferdinand Magellan
D. Juan Ponez de Leon
D. Juan Ponez de Leon
Many died in the battle with the _____.
A. Asrtrolabe
B. Colony
C. Conquistador
Spain would put _______ ______ against each other.
A) COLUMBUS EXCHANGE
B) INDIGENOUS GROUPS
C) NEW SPAIN
C. Conquistador
B) INDIGENOUS GROUPS