2nd-9 4W BELL RINGER

What is the meaning of the word "Conquest"?

• Acquiring something through luck or chance
• Obtaining control through economic means
• Achieving victory through peaceful negotiations
• Victories by invading armies

Why did the Incas not fear the Spanish?

• They had a strong alliance with other indigenous groups.
• They had superior military technology.
• They were unaware of the Spanish presence.
• They thought they were safe in their stone cities, high in the mountains

Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?

• He claimed Florida for Spain

• He claimed lands in California for Spain.

• He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

• The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

What does "Conquistador" mean?

• settler
• explorer
• merchant
• conqueror

Who was Hernando de Soto?

• He claimed Florida for Spain.

• He claimed lands in California for Spain.

• The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

• He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

Who was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?

• The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

• He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

• He claimed Florida for Spain.

• He claimed lands in California for Spain.

How many people were in the Inca empire?

• 12 million people

• 1,000 people

• 1 million people

• 10 people, 3 dogs and a cat

How were the Spanish able to defeat the large groups of Native Americans?

• Advanced technology, superior numbers, and diplomatic negotiations.
• Superior weaponry, military tactics, and the spread of diseases.
• Strategic alliances, cultural assimilation, and economic trade.
• Psychological warfare, biological warfare, and religious conversion.

Who was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo?

• The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

• He claimed Florida for Spain.

• He claimed lands in California for Spain.

• He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

They had not developed any resistance to the disease. What is the meaning of the term "resistance"?

• Type of weapon

• Ability to remain unaffected by something

• Type of medicine

• Ability to identify an unfamiliar illness