604 Q2 Flashcards
Capital of the Aztec Empire
location on map
Capital of Inca Empire
find location on map
Viceroyalty of New Spain, New Grenada, Peru, La Plata, Brazil, and Portugal
see LightUnit pg. 21 for map
The governor of Cuba sent Cortes to do what?
Find gold
The Spanish conquistadors did what?
Left a legacy of slavery, disease, and violence
When Montezuma told his people to stop fighting, what did they do?
They turned against him and stoned him
When Atahualpa was taken captive, what did his people do?
They brought gold to rescue him
Before Europeans came, Indians in Latin America used the land how?
As stewards
According to Spanish Law, what could the Viceroyalty of Peru do?
Buy goods from Spain and sell goods to Spain
A place called “El Dorado” is said to be what?
Rich in gold or opportunity
After he became a Catholic priest in the New World, what did Las Casas do?
became a Christian and converted many Guatemalan Indians to Christianity
Who was the Aztec Emperor
Montezuma
Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire?
Atahualpa
Who led the conquest of the Aztecs
Cortes
Who led the conquest of the Inca Empire?
Pizarro
Who became a champion of Indian rights?
Las Casas
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Who was first to sail through the straight at the southern tip of South America?
Magellan
Diseases brought to America by Europeans resulted in what?
Epidemics among the Indians
What was the capital city of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitlan
What was the capital city of the Incan Indians?
Cuzsco
Spanish conquerors such as Cortes, Pizarro, and others were called what?
Conquistadors
A Spanish or Portuguese colon was called a what?
Vice royalty
A Vice royalty was controlled by a what?
Viceroy
To get around Spanish laws, the colonists would do what with goods?
Smuggle them in from other countries
When a king granted a encomienda, what did the recipient do?
Took Indian land and forced the Indians to work as slaves
A farm with its village in Latin America was known as a what?
Hacienda
An Hacienda with its own shops that produced what it needed is what?
Self-sufficient
The price demanded for the return of a captive is called?
Ransom
Summarize in sentence form the motives and methods of the men who conquered the Aztecs and Incas
Should include these ideas: motivated by selfishness/greed. They were unfair. Used Violence to conquer the Indians. Were cruel.
