Spanish Exploration Flashcard

Front

Who was the Spanish explorer that became the first European to see what he called the South Sea (Pacific Ocean)?

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Front

What was the name of the interpreter who helped Cortés by providing details about the Aztec?

Back

Malinche

Front

Under the Spanish social class system, which group held the highest positions in government and church offices?

Back

Peninsulares

Front

What was the name of the system that gave Spanish colonists the right to demand labor from American Indians?

Back

Encomienda

Front

What percentage of indigenous people approximately died due to European diseases?

Back

90%

Front

Which city was built by the Spanish on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán?

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Mexico City

Front

What term describes people of mixed American Indian and European descent in the Spanish colonies?

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Mestizos

Front

Who appointed viceroys to govern New Spain?

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The Spanish kings

Front

Which of these foods was NOT introduced to the Eastern Hemisphere through the Columbian Exchange? Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes

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Wheat

Front

What was the primary purpose of Catholic priests in New Spain?

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To convert natives to Christianity