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2021-2022 HISTORY
Spanish & French Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cortes | conquered the great Aztecs |
| Montezuma | leader of the great Aztec tribe in Central America |
| de Soto | first Spanish explorer on the Mississippi River; traveled through present-day Alabama |
| Magellan | Portuguese sea captain; first to circumnavigate the globe, proving Earth is round |
| Cabot | an Italian merchant; searched for the Northwest Passage |
| Cartier | Jesuit navigator & missionary; explored the St. Lawrence River & Montreal in present-day Canada; won many Indians to Christ |
| Champlain | French explorer; founded Quebec in present-day Canada |
| Ponce de Leon | discovered & named Florida while searching for gold & a Fountain of Youth |
| Coronado | searched for the legendary "Seven Cities of Gold" |
| martyr | a person who is willing to die for his or her faith |
| mutiny | resistance or a revolt against authority; open rebellion |
| presidio | a Spanish fort or military town |
| barter | the trading of goods without using money |
| missionary | a person who works to win people over to a particular religion |
| ally | a person, group, or nation that sides with another in a dispute |
| colony | a settlement made by people who leave their own country to live in another land; It is ruled by the country from which the settlers came. |
| conquer | to take over by force |
| patroons | powerful Dutch land owners who treated their workers harshly |
| Strait of Magellan | a water passageway discovered by Magellan; It goes through the southern tip of South America & connects the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans |
| found | to set up or establish (Ex: PCS was founded in 1995 by members of First Presbyterian Church.) |
| conquistador | Spanish word for "conqueror" |
| Spain | country that dominated exploration of Central and South America after Columbus' voyages |
| Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital city |
| two of the four reasons Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs (pg 81-82 AYAT) | Aztecs thought Cortes was a god & welcomed him in; Cortes had horses and superior weapons (guns, swords, cannons) |
| two of the four reasons Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs (pg 81-82 AYAT) | Montezuma had many enemies that joined with Cortes; Cortes' men left behind smallpox, a deadly disease which weakened and killed many Aztecs. |
| What became just as important as exploration for the Europeans? (pg 86 AYAT) | **** (pg 86 AYAT)**** |
| Philippians 2:1-4 and John 12:24 | 5th Grade Historians, be sure to look up these verses in the Bible and review. We'll also read them together in class before the test. |
| What disease did Cartier's group get and how was it cured? Who provided the cure? BE SPECIFIC (pg 86 AYAT) | **** (pg 86 AYAT)**** |
| During what general time period did the European exploration of North America take place? (pg 89 AYAT) | ****(pg 89 AYAT)**** |
| strait | a narrow water passageway connecting two larger bodies of water |
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