Unit 2 - Age of Contact: Slides

Multiple Choice

Why did the Age of Contact begin?

• Spain wanted to get smarter

• Spain wanted to gain riches for the crown

• Spain wanted to end world hunger

Open Ended

• Besides gaining riches, how would
  conquering new lands be beneficial for
  Spain?  

Multiple Choice

What was Columbus hoping to find on his voyage? 

• Trade route to Greenland

• Trade route to Brazil

• Trade route to Asia

Word Cloud

What area did Columbus discover?

Multiple Select

What were the three main reasons for
exploration? (CHOOSE THREE)

• GOD

• FOOD

• GOLD

• TREES

• GLORY

Multiple Choice

What did the Spanish monarchy want
from the New World?

• They wanted love

• To steal money

• To spread religion

• To spread diseases

Multiple Choice

What motivated Cortés to conquer the
Aztecs?

• Cortes fell in love with an Aztec woman

• The defeat of the Incas

• The Aztecs were believed to have immense gold and other riches

Multiple Choice

How did his victory benefit Spain?

• Began the Korean rule in Mexico and parts of Texas

• Began the Spanish rule in Mexico and parts of Texas

• Began the French rule in Mexico and parts of Texas

• Began the Arabic rule in Mexico and parts of Texas

Open Ended

What is the title of the map?

Open Ended

When did Cortés arrive in Mexico?

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Where did Cortés’ journey end?

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What do you think Cortés experienced on his journey? Why?

Labeling

Determine which description explains each reason for European exploration.

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C

B

A

Open Ended

Why did conquistador Hernán Cortés want to defeat the Aztecs AND how did his voyage impact Mexico?

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In 1492, ​

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defeated the Moors after hundreds of years of fighting with them.



Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean looking for a water route to ​

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The ​

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culture lived in tipis made of buffalo hides.



The ​

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lived in the Great Plains region.

The​

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region is mostly rural and has very few major cities.