Module 4 - Entrance Ticket (Spain builds and empire)

Who was the first sea captain to make a daring voyage from Spain in 1492?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

Thinking that he had successfully reached the ________________, Columbus called the surprised inhabitants los indios.

• Bahamas

• North America

• East Indies

How many total voyages did Columbus make for Spain?

• 5

• 6

• 3

• 4

Who is the conquistador?

He learned of the vast and wealthy Aztec empire. He later admitted that he, "had a disease of the heart that only gold could cure." Because of this greed, he and his men killed many of the Aztec warriors while they were celebrating a religious festival and eventually took over the entire Aztec population.

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizzaro

Who is the conquistador?

He marched a small force into South America. His troops of about 200 met up with the Inca, who numbered into the 30,000's. He kidnapped and eventually killed the Incan ruler, Atahualpa and took over the entire Incan empire.

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizzaro

What caused the native population to drop from 25.3 million to 1 million, from 1519 -1605?

(a)  

The Spanish word conquistador means...

(a)  

A Spanish labor system in the Americas that forced indigenous people to work for Spanish conquistadors.

• slavery

• mestizo

• encomienda

The mixed Spanish and Native America population was known as the ...

• encomienda

• mixed

• mestizo

• conquistador

Reorder the following from the first explorer to the last.

• Pizzaro

• Columbus

• Cortes