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One of the people living on islands in the Atlantic Ocean. All died out and Christopher Columbus sailed to their land.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1000 AD a viking who started a small settlement in NE Canada called Vinland. | Leif Ericson |
| One of the people living on islands in the Atlantic Ocean. All died out and Christopher Columbus sailed to their land. | Taino |
| a journey made for a special purpose | expedition |
| Italian seaman who landed on one of the Taino islands | Christopher Columbus |
| When did Christopher Columbus reach the island's of the Taino's? | October 12, 1492 |
| What were Columbus's 3 ships named? | Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria |
| Why did Columbus sail to America? | to find a sea route to the Indies, or islands of SE Asia, by sailing west instead of east. |
| Who paid for Columbus's voyage? How long did they make him wait for the money? | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, 6 years |
| What were the Taino islands? Which one did he land on? | Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola and the Bahama islands (caribbean islands). Bahama islands |
| an island Columbus named meaning Holy Savior (real name was Watling island) | San Salvador |
| a settlement far away from the country that rules it. | colony |
| movement of people, plants, animals and germs across the Atlantic Ocean....who did it? | Columbian Exchange, Columbus |
| What affected the population of 5 continents? | Columbian exchange |
| What are the 5 'seeds of change'? | potatoes, maize, sugar, horses, disease |
| What seeds of change went west to east? | potato (friend of the poor and easy to grow)and maizeimproved diets of population of Europe, Asia and Africa. |
| What seeds of change went east to west? | sugar (grown in caribbean and cause African slavery to care for it), horse (helped indians on Great pLains) and disease (smallpox) |
| soldiers who hoped to find gold and other riches in the new lands for Spain. It means "to conquer". | conquistadors |
| capital of the Aztec Empire under Moctezuma I and II | Tenochtitlan |
| A Spainard that an led expedition from Cuba to Mexico that led to the defeat of the Aztecs- he took over Tenochtitlan and burned it | Hernando Cortes |
| Indian woman that knew several languages and helped Cortes convince other indians to join him | Dona Marina |
| New ruler of Tenochtitlan, was captured and killed by Cortes after 75 days of blocked roads | Cuauhtemoc |
| name for the new colony that Cortez captured | New Spain |
| How could Cortes win against the huge Aztec empire? | He had help from thousands of Indians, guns, armor. Aztecs had spears and wooden shields. |
| new name for Tenochtitlan, the capital of New Spain | Mexico City |
| maps that show information about the past or where past events took place. | historical map |
| narrow waterway named for Magellan | Strait of Magellan |
| 1st cewto sail around the world 1519-1522 | Magellan |
| very large piece of land that often included several Indian villages that were given by the Spanish govt. to colonists. Caused much suffering to the Indians and later the Africans | encomiendas |
| New Spain's strongest defenders of Indian rights. He was a Catholic priest. He was a missionary. Called "Protector of the Indians" | Bartolome de Las Casas |
| a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs. | missionary |
| What were many Indians dying of in the encomiendas | disease and overwork |
| What law was passed to protect the Indians and made them get paid for their work? | New Laws of 1542, brought about by Bartolome de Las Casas |
| What happened when most of the Indians died out? | Spain brought over 200,000 African slaves to New Spain. |
| African slave who he and 80 followers escaped being captured for 30 years,got a town named after him called San Lorenzo de lod Negros. | Yanga |
| When Mexico city was rebuilt what did Cortes build to replace the Aztec's Great temple? | a cathedral |
| two words that survived from the Tainos | hammock and canoe |
| How did Indians get their name? | Columbus thought he was in the Indies and called the Taino people"Indios" or Indians. |
| Why did European diseases such as smallpox kill so many Indians? | Their bodies had no built-up resistence to this disease. |
| What was Hernando Cortes looking for when he set out to find Tenochtitlan? | gold |
| Why did all the Indian tribes dislike Moctezuma? | He conquered many tribes who did not want to be taken over and they disliked him for this and wanted to get back at him so they joined Cortes. |
| He led a group to find the "Seven Cities of Gold". They did not exist, but he did see the Grand Canyon. | Francisco Coronado |
| What did the Indians get in exchange for working on the encomiendas? | They were cared for and taught about Christianity. |
| conquered the Inca Empire ruled by Atahualpa | Francisco Pizarro |
| searched for the Seven Cities of Gold and found Grand Canyon | Francisco Coronado |
| first European to see the Mississipi River | Hernando De Soto |
| searched for the Fountain of Youth and found Florida. | Juan Ponce De Leon |
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