Unit 2- Age Of Contact Flashcards
Reconquista
A long war between the Spanish and Catholics to retake their land.
Moors
Islamic peoples from North west Africa who took control of Spain in 711
Conquistador
Spanish shoulders or Conquers
Indigenous
People who are native to a particular place
Tribute
A payment of goods, money, or other valuables to someone or a group of people
Viceroy
Spanish Official appointed by the monarch or king to govern/roll a region and represent their interests
Shaman
Native Americans medicine men and religious leaders
Mutiny
A revolt of soldiers or sailors to overthrow their leader
What happened in 711?
The moors gain control of Spain
In 1492 _______
The Reconquista ends when the Moors are driven out of Granada
Columbus takes his 1st voyage to the America’s
Columbus lands on an Island that is not _____ or _____
India or China
What’re they looking for in Columbus’ voyage?
( 3 g’s)
Gold
God
Glory
Also spices
Cortez finances himself
True or false
True
Pineda led an expedition in ____
1519
Pineda was so kown for what?
Making the 1st map of the Texas coast
Did Cortez imprisonments anyone’s men and if so who?
Yes and he captured Pinedas men
Cabeza de Vaca was part of the what expedition?
The Narváez expedition
What island is called misfortune?
Galveston island
In 1534 Cabeza de Vaca escaped while traveling and gained reputations as Shaman, they became known as ______
Honored guests
Cabeza wrote a book… what was the title?
Th Relacion
Coronado said that he saw the 7 city’s of Cibola… did he?
No
How did Estavanico die?
He does by entering the 7 city’s of Cibola
They set up camp around what river?
The Mississippi River
Who is Moscoso?
He is a Spaniard who led the expedition after De Soto died.
What did Moscoso’s men find?
They didn’t find gold but they found petroleum
What did Spain do for many of the landforms they found?
They named them
Because Spain didn’t find anything in Texas what did they do?
They paid little attention to the Northern Territory’s
Narváez-
Began an expedition in Florida, he lost half of his crew.
Pineda-
He explored Coastal Texas. He made the first map of the Texas coast.
Cortez-
Concorde the Aztecs. Was in modern day Mexico
Cabeza-
Survivor of the Narvez expedition and wrote a book called the Relacion
Coronado-
Found Cibola and Quivira
What landforms in Texas did Coronado cross
Th Llano Escacado and the Pali Duri Canyon
How long did it take Cabeza to walk to Mexico City?
About 2 years
