Lesson 16.2 Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernán Cortés
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizarro

Who did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

• Ottoman Empire
• Aztec Empire
• Inca Empire
• Mayan Empire

What is an Encomienda system?

• A labor system in colonial Spanish America
• A political system in colonial Spanish America.
• A religious system in colonial Spanish America.
• A trade system in colonial Spanish America.

People who were born in Spain, but lived in New Spain were called __________.

• Criollos
• Indígenas
• Peninsulares
• Mestizos

People of Native American descent and Spanish descent are called __________.

• mestizos
• mulattoes

• latinos
• indigenous

Who are mulattoes?

• Individuals with mixed African and European ancestry
• Individuals with mixed African and Middle Eastern ancestry.
• Individuals with mixed African and Native American ancestry.
• Individuals with mixed African and Asian ancestry.

What new culture emerged in Brazil?

• Indigenous Brazilian culture
• Asian and European culture

• European, Native American, and African culture

• Native American and Asian culture

Who was Bartolome de las Cases?

• Italian explorer and navigator.
• English playwright and poet.
• French philosopher and writer.
• Spanish historian and priest