chapter 1 MAYAS Flashcards
Columbus thought that he had landed in _________ and that the indigenous people were _______
He named island of the Caribbean ____________________
India
Indians
the west indies
Columbus claimed the entire area for ________
Spain
In __________ the pope divided the “new worlds” between Spain and Portugal.
in the _____th century the British, French and Dutch succeeded in wrestling many parts of the Americas FROM spain.
1493
17th century
In Belize the only 2 European powers that vied for control of the land were ______________ but before that the _______ were here.
Spain and Britain
Mayas
Pre-classic
Classic
Post classic
1200 BC - 250 AD
AD 250- 900
900- 1508
9th and 10th century
classic Maya collapse occurred
one of the oldest known maya community is
Cuello (1200 BC)
Why was chetumal important?
controlled the coastal trade
the Spaniards established the ____________ to control the Mayas in the early _____
Villa of Bacalar
1500s
Dzuluinicob was variously under Maya or Spanish control between
1544 and 1707
the north became a ______ frontier and the south a _________ one.
Spanish
Maya
the south became a symbol of ?
- resistance against Spanish control
- headquarters of Maya autonomy movements.
the wife of Can Eck persuaded her husband to throw the FFF and Orbita off the island of Tayasal in
1619
the first spanish contact with the maya of belize occurred in _______ (spanish fleet) and brought diseased like ?(3)
1508
measles
smallpox
yellow fever
influenza
_________________ set out from the Yucatan coast to conquer the Chetumal province in ______
cheif __________ refused to bare him gifts and tribute
(FAILED ATTEMPT)
Alonso Davila
1531
Nachancan
