Spanish explorers are known as _________ .

• conquestors

• conquistadors

• congress

• convicts

Hernan Cortez conquered the powerful ________empire.

• Asian

• Inca

• Inuit

• Aztec

Who's army conquered the Inca Empire?

• Christopher Columbus'

• Juan Alvarez's

• Francisco Pizarro's

• King Tut's

Many Native Americans died because of diseases they contracted from the Europeans.

• True

• False

Spanish towns in the Americas were called ____________ .

• hoods

• pueblos

• forts

• metros

Spanish religious farming communities were called missions.

• True

• False

A presidio was a type of Spanish food.

• True

• False

Members of the Spanish upper class living in the Americas were known as tenants.

• True

• False

Spanish missions were mostly located in what state?

• Alabama

• Florida

• Mississippi

• California

What three things did most conquistadors hope to accomplish?

• find a route to Asia, sail around the world, create maps

• acquire riches, claim land for Spain, convert Native Americans to Christianity

• build monuments, farm crops, trade goods

• set up markets, learn to speak English, start a family