Chapter 7 Section 4 outline Flashcards
Name Spain gave to their new world empire
New Spain
biggest question facing the Spanish monarchy
how to govern so far away
How did they resolve their question
let the natives keep their culture
had to recognize Spanish authority
the 3 “G”’s -why Spaniards came to the new world
gold
glory
god
what did gold stand for
riches wealth
new lands ; new acquisitions
glory
what did God stand for
try to convert natives to Christianity
conquistador
conqueror
conquistador are spanish
explorers
cortes captured the
aztecs
when did Hernando Cortes lead his expedition into Mexico
1519
Aztec chief
Montezuma
Pizarro captured the
Incas
when did pizarro lead his expedition into South America
1530
Incan Chief
Atahualpa
kings representatives in the new world
viceroy
over 30 million pounds of gold and silver taken out of the americas
century of gold (1550-1640)
system when Europeans were supposed to look after welfare of the natives
encomienda
____ and ____ wiped out thousands of native Americans
disease
weapons