Flashcards Chapter 4

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Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?

Back

to find a shorter route to the Indies

Front

What was the reasons Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies?

Back

He wanted riches, He delivered people and animals to the islands, He wanted to find a faster route to the Indies

Front

Columbian Exchange

Back

introduced new animals, moving people, exposure to disease and exposure to new ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Front

How did Columbus’s voyages impact the Americas?

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Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas and introduced the natives to diseases that they did not have immunity to

Front

Factors that enabled Cortés to defeat the Aztecs.

Back

disease, allies, and muskets

Front

After Cortés conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Inca empire?

Back

Pizarro

Front

Which event signaled the defeat of the Inca empire?

Back

New Spain

Front

What happened AFTER Esteban’s death?

Back

Coronado continued the search for Cibola.

Front

Describes Indians’ lives on encomiendas?

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They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians.

Front

What was the main reason landowners wanted to keep slaves?

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Enslaved people did all the word and did what the owners ordered.