Spain's Empire in the Americas

What is a Spanish soldier-adventurer's who conquered people in other lands?

• ally

• circumnavigator

• conquistador

• entrepreneur

What capital city did Cortés conquer?

• Chichen Itza

• Cahokia

• Machu Pichu

• Tenochtitlán

What is Francisco Pizarro known for?

• He conquered the Inca Empire.

• He was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

• He established a major trading center in central Mexico.

• He was the first European to travel around the southern tip of South America.

How did both Cortés and Pizarro gain an advantage of the Aztec and the Inca?

• They captured the native leaders.

• They pretended to be native gods.

• They brought large armies with many weapons.

• They used the element of surprise to attack.

Exchange of goods and ideas between the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

• Classical
• Northwest Passage
• Columbian Exchange
• Mosque

What animals did the Spanish bring to the New World that Native Americans had never seen before?

• horses

• dogs

• cats

• Pigs

What was a European goal during the Age of Exploration?

• The expansion of empires and power.
• The increase of wealth and improved balance of trade.
• The desire to spread Christianity beyond European borders.
• All of the Above.

The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs and Incas because they had

• more men

• God on their side

• knew the land better

• better weapons

Which of the following terms means to sail completely around the world? (L2)

• commerce 
• excommunicate
• circumference 
• circumnavigate

A large farm worked by laborers who live on the property.

• plantation

• colony

• hacienda

• mission