European Exploration of the Americas

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What did Ferdinand Magellan do?

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sailed around South America and landed on the island of Guam

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How did conquistadors interact with the Aztec and the Inca?

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They used violence to control both peoples.

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This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

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Hernan Cortes

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Who did Hernan Cortes fight against?

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The Aztecs in Mexico

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Which of the following regions was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

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Which of the following regions was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?

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20 years after Columbus' first voyage, a Spanish soldier named Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed central America on foot and saw what?

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the Pacific Ocean

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Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain.

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Conquistadors

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The expeditions of Hernan Cortés and Francisco Pizarro resulted in...

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the destruction of the Aztec and Incan empires

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Why did the transatlantic slave trade devastate entire cultures?

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Raiders captured young and productive members of the communities.