Spanish Colonization/Exploration

Who were the Aztecs?

• slaves

• traders

• people from Central Mexico

• architects

What is a conquistador?

• A Spanish man who sought land to conquer

• a Spanish ruler

• a general

• a type of church

What does circumnavigate mean?

• Tenochtitlan

• to till

• To sail or travel all the way around

• To navigate in a circular manner

What were the Silk Roads?

• They were old train routes

• A trading route that lead from Europe to China

• roads made of silk

• Route that lead from Russia to France

Who were the Inca’s?

• A group that took over central Mexico

• A Native American tribe from South America

• Native American archers

• Native American traders

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• It was an Exchange was an exchange of knowledge and resources

• It was a Exchange of ships

• It was an exchange of land or territory’s

• It was an exchange of people

Who was Francisco Pizzaro?

• He was a Spanish conquistador that took over the Americans

• He was a Spanish explorer that found the Persian peninsula

• He was a Spanish king during 1567-1607

• He was a Spanish conquistador that conquered Peru

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• He was a Spanish conquistador who found the Americas

• He was a Spanish explorer who "found" the Americas

• He was a French conquistador who discovered new crops in China

• He was a German navigator who helped find Persia

Who were the Taino?

• People that lived in the Caribbean

• Native American people who lived near the Caribbean. Columbus killed almost 95% of this tribe.

• Native Americans that lived near what is now Brazil

• People who first attacked the Spanish

What is an isthmus?

• another word for island

• a narrow passage of water connecting 2 seas or 2 other large areas of water.

• a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger landmasses and separates 2 bodies of water. Also, a word Ms. Casti doesn't like to pronounce.

• a weapon used by Spanish explorerers.