Chapter 14 flashcards

Question 1

Conquistador

Answer 1

Spanish soldier/explorer who sought to conquer the new world for Spain

Question 2

caravel

Answer 2

a small maneuverable ship with 3 mast made by the Portuguese in the 15th century

Question 3

Ptolemy’s Geography

Answer 3

synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced longitude and latitude

Question 4

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 4

an imaginary line agreed upon in 1494 that gave Spain everything west to Spain and everything east to portugal

Question 5

Mexican Empire

Answer 5

the Aztec empire. they were advanced for their time

Question 6

Inca Empire

Answer 6

sophisticated Peruvian empire that cantered at Cuzco and it’s peak was 1438-1532

Question 7

Viceroyalties

Answer 7

name of the four administrative units of Spanish possessions in the Americas: new Spain, Peru, new Granada, and la Plata

Question 8

encomienda system

Answer 8

The Spanish king/queen were allowing conquistadors to create slaves

Question 9

Columbian Exchange

Answer 9

exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between spain and the new world