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| List the events in order that happened to Columbus before Oct. 12, 1942. | 1) He needs money, 2) He came up with the money, 3) Left Spain, 4) Sailed for more than two months. |
| Name the 3 ships in Columbus's first voyage. | Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
| Why did he suggest sailing west to Asia? | Cheaper, Faster, Easier |
| What were Spain's goals in returning to the Americas? | They wanted to start a colony that would bring profits to Spain. |
| What did Columbus bring to the Americas? | Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs |
| What did Columbus take back to Spain? | Turkey, Corn, potato, Tomato, Cocoa, Beans |
| Who was the first person to call the Americas a "new World"? | Amerigo Vespoucci |
| Expedition | A journey made for a special purpose. |
| Colony | A settlement far from the country that rules it. |
| Columbian Exchange | A movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western hemisphere. |
| Which forces were stronger, Cortes's forces or Aztec forces? Explain. | Cortez; because they had horses, muskets, and armor. |
| How did Cortez gain allies to help conqueror the Aztecs? | He met native people who did not like the Aztecs. He also became friends with an interpreter who talked many people into joining him. |
| What happened after the Spanish forces defeated the Aztecs? | They destroyed Tenochitlan. |
| Summarize the goals of the colonists who came to New Spain? | 1) Start businesses, 2) Set up a government, 3) Make laws, 4) Build schools, 5) Mine gold & silver. |
| Where did the Spanish conquest begin? | Started in present day Mexico City |
| How did the Spanish conquest spread? | Bazara went on to conquer the Inca Empire in South America. |
| Conquistador | A Spanish word for conquerors who came to the Americas in the 1500s. |
| Ally | A friend who will help in a conflict. |
| Conquest | Capturing or taking something by force. |
| Convert | To change from one belief to another. |
| Colonist | Person who lives in a colony. |
| How did the Spanish hear the story of Cibola? | From Estabon an enslaved African sailor. |
| Why do you think that the Spanish believed the story of Cibola for so long? | Because the land was so new to the Spanish, that the idea of this type of place did not seem strange to the Spanish. |
| Who were the Peninsulares? | They were the Spanish born people. |
| How did the Peninsulares rank in society? | They were the highest ranking people. |
| How were the Creoles and Mestizos different? | SIMILIAR: Creoles were Spanish people born in the Americas and the Mestizos were people with Indian and Spanish background; |
| How were the Creoles and Mestizos similar? | They were ranked in a similar class...middle class. |
| List 3 things about Bartolome de las Casas? | 1) A priest; 2) Spoke about slavery; 3) Favored laws that were passed to pay these workers. |
| Why were Africans captured by Spain and forced to work in the Americas? | To replace the native slaves that were dying by being beaten or from being over worked. |
| Society | Group of people forming a community. |
| Plantation | Large farm with many workers who live on land they work. |
| Encomienda | Grant given by Queen Isabella to wealthy settlers in new Spain. It gave settlers control of all the Native Americans living on an acre of land. |
| Missionary | Person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs. |
| Mission | Religious settlement where missionary's live and work. |
