SS Chapter 6 2
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- a soldier who conquered the lands for Spain
- conquistador
- the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean
- Columbian Exchange
- a settlement that is ruled by another country
- colony
- a journey made for a special purpose
- expedition
- a huge piece of land, often including several indian villages
- encomeinda
- Viking explorer who found Vinland
- Leif Ericson
- Explorer who reached the Americas and met the Taino
- Columbus
- Conquistador who defeated Atahualpa and the Incas
- Pizarro
- The Aztec leader in 1502, also known as "the Younger."
- Moctezuma II
- A man who defended the rights of the Indians
- Bartolome de las Casas
- Conquistador who defeated the Aztec
- Cortes
- An African Slave who established a town called San Lorenzo de los Negros
- Yanga
- Explorer who was looking for the fountain of youth and found Florida instead
- Ponce de Leon
- Became the first European to see the Mississippi River
- De Soto
- Explorer who sailed around the tip of South America, his crew was first to complete a voyage around the world
- Magellan
- Explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold in Southwest US and instead found the Grand Canyon
- Coronado
- Explorer who crossed Central America and was first to discover the Pacific Ocean
- Balboa
- The first Spanish explorer responsible for finding Texas
- Cabeza de Vaca
- Name a bad effect of the Columbian Exchange.
- brought disease to the Americas
- Name two ways Cortes was able to defeat the mighty Aztec.
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1. got Aztec enemies to help him
2. had better weapons - Name two ways the Spanish built their empire.
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1. used Indians to work on econmiendas
2. brought African slaves to help - How did Bartolome de las Casas go about helping the Indians?
- He gave up his economeinda and devoted his life to ending that system and protecting Indian rights (Catholic Priest).