| A | B |
|---|
| conquistadors | Spanish word meaning “conquerors” |
| Juan Cabrillo | his expedition explore 1200 miles of Pacific coastline |
| Francisco Coronado | burned down 13 Indian villages because they rebelled |
| Hernan Cortes | he conquered Mexico |
| Ponce de Leon | searched for the “Fountain of Youth” |
| Francisco Pizarro | conqueror of the Incas |
| Hernando de Soto | found only a few pearls (no gold) before dieing near Mississippi River |
| Cabeza de Vaca | traveled with Naraez and survived only to be captured by Indian and held prisoner for 6 years |
| Incas | performed brain surgery-had 2500 mile of roads-didn’t have wheels; tools or animals-buildings made of stone held together by gravity- |
| Aztecs | sacrificed humans for their sun God-collected tributes (gold; incense; turquoise; feathers…) |
| Spanish conquistadors | wanted fame and glory-to find gold to get rich- convert Indians to Christianity |
| Aztecs thought Cortes was | a god |
| Aztecs were infected with | smallpox |
| Pizarro | kidnapped and killed the Inca king |
| head of the Catholic Church in Spain | the king |
| oldest permanent European settlement in the US | St. Augustine…established in 1565 |
| Laws of the Indies | there were four requirements for every city in the colonies |
| capital of the Aztec civilization | Cuzco |
| capital of the Inca civilization | Tenochtitlan |
| Mercantilism | the economic idea that a nation became strong by filing its treasury with gold and silver |
| Mestizos | people who are part Spanish and part Indian |
| Peninsulares | people who are born in Spain |
| Tribute | forced payment |
| Atahualpa | the Inca ruler |
| Charles I | king of Spain |
| Sir Francis Drake | the Englishman who circumnavigated the globe |
| Malinche / Dona Marina | name of Cortes interpreter |
| Moctezuma | the name of the emperor of the Aztecs |
| Popé | the Indian who lead a successful revolt against the Spanish |
| Quetzalcoatl | the name of the god the Aztecs thought Cortes was |
| Aztecs performed human sacrifices | to honor the god of sun |
| No written language | so messages were memorized |
| Gravity | what held Inca stone together in their buildings |
| Mexico | the modern day city where the Aztec civilization was located |
| Smallpox | disease that was the silent helper of Spanish |
| England | country that had pirates that attacked Spanish |
| Creoles | people born in America to Spanish |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | was between Spain and Portugal |
| Treaty of Saragossa | created a line through Asia |
| St. Augustine | Oldest permanent European settlement in U.S. |
| Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztecs |
| Cuzco | Capital of Incas |
