The Americas

She acted a translator for Cortes

• Pocohauntes

• Malintzin

• Izabella

• Hispaniola

the Incan emperor defeated by Pizarro

• Hispaniola

• Atahualpa

• Hernan Cortes

• Malintzin

He invaded Mexica and defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortez

• Pizarro

• Christopher Colombus

• DeSoto

a soldier-explorer sent to the Americas by Spain

• Christopher Colombus

• Hernan Cortez

• Hispaniola

• conquistador

the first place Christopher Colombus landed in 1492

• Brazil

• Cancun

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

Christopher Colombus found the Americas whild searching for

• sea route to Asia

• gold

• Sea route to california

• silver

The _________ welcomed the Spanish invader who was thought to be the light skinned god Quetzalcoatl.

• Montezuma

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

which two diseases killed more Native Americans than did Spanish swords?

• polio and mumps

• colds and flu

• cancer and heart disease

• measles and smallpox

Balboa, who found what is today the Pacific Ocean, was charged with ___________ against Spain

• tax evasion

• treason

• government corruption

• war crimes

What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the Inca?

• gold

• spices

• the sea route to Asia

• land to conquer