definitions spanish conquest of the americas

Question 1

ambitious

Answer 1

having strong desire to succeed

Question 2

sophisticated

Answer 2

developed to a high degree of complexity

Question 3

hernan cortes

Answer 3

a spanish conquistador who defeated the aztecs and conquered mexico

Question 4

conquistador

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an adventurer who led the spanish conquest of mexico and peru in the 16th century

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chinampas

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a small piece of floating land used for agriculture

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montezuma

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the last aztec emeperor in mexico who was overthrown and killed by cortes

Question 7

colonisation

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the action of settling amount and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area

Question 8

lake texcoco

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the lake in which the aztecs build there city tenochtitlan over

Question 9

tenochtitlan

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capital city of the aztec civilisation built over the lake texcoco

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columbus

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was an italian adventurer. responsible for the european discovery of america

Question 11

slavery

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the practise of system of owning slaves and that state of being a slave

Question 12

maize

Answer 12

a crop that was very important to the aztecs