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The term 'conquistador" translates to
to reconqueor
conquerors
to be conqueor
to conqueor
The Spanish conquistadors were in search of...
resources and wealth
religion and prosperity
gold and glory
allies and gold
The rules of Spain gave permission for 'conquistadors' to...
convert Natives to Christianity
make trade with other countries
establish missionaries
establish settlements
One famous conquistador that contributed to the down fall of the Aztec Empire was
Hernando Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Isaiah Navares
Marigato Cortes
The Aztecs were anticipating the arrival of Cortes and his men because...
they heard about their travels
Cortes wrote a letter to the Aztec emperor
the ruler heard reports of a large house floating on water
they knew that they were coming back for revenge
A cause that led to the Aztec empire to fall was because
Cortes and his men wanted to form an alliance
the Aztecs sacrificed their men for religious purposes
the Aztecs lost all their resources
Cortes betrayed Moctezuma and made him prisoner
One of the reasons that Cortes and his men were able to overthrow the Aztecs was because
they were able to make maps of the terrain
they forced the emperor to surrender
they were extremely wealthy
they better military equipment: guns and armor
________ were towns that were centers of farming and trade.
pueblos
settlements
casas
adobe
________ were forts where soldiers lived.
Presidios
pueblos
adobe
missionaries
What were missions?
a town that was a center for trade
settlements ran by Catholic priests
quests assigned to conquistadors from their rulers
churches
__________ held the highest jobs in government and the Church.
Peninsualres
Natives
creoles
mestizos
_________ were people born in New Spain but their parents had Spanish origin.
creoles
enslaved people
mestizos
peninsulares
_______ were people of mixed Spanish and Indian background.
Mestizos
Natives
Peninsular
Creoles
A reason for the Transatlantic Slave Trade was...
a severe shortage of Native workers due to disease
the need for an alliance to form between the Natives
What was the primary social class system used in New Spain?
The feudal system
The caste system
The guild system
The new system
What was the primary social class system used in New Spain?
The feudal system
The caste system
The guild system
The new system
