History-The Conquest of the New World
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- What did the Europeans think about the world?
- They thought that the earth was flat and their continent was the only one that existed
- They also feared the sea of darkness,which was the..
- Atlantic Ocean
- What helped the mariner's to detect how near land was?
- A mariner's compass
- What was the mariner's compass made of and what did it show on it?
- It was made of steel or wood and showed the direction of land close to them.
- Describe the mariner's compass.
- It was merely a piece of magnetized iron fixed in wood or cork floating in a bowl of water.
- Who were the first set of navigators?
- Portugeese
- Who was the King of the Portugueese in that time?
- Prince Henery
- Name the areas the Portugueese sailed to and started trade with.
- West Africa,Azores,Madeira,Canary Isands.
- Who were the first set to take Africans as slaves?
- The portugueese
- How did the portugueese come in contact with the Indians?
- It was their alternative path since it was block by the Turks to Africa.
- Who was Colombus?
- He was born in the Italian port of Genoa and became an explorer who took a keen interest in what he did.
- Who did Colombus turn to,to get support for his voyage after being turned down by the Portugueese?
- Esabella and King Ferdinand-the king and queen of Spain.
- Name two things the natives did to impress the Europeans
- trade,dancing and their naked women
- Name two reasons Colombus would be dissapointed by his first woyage?
- 1.The Pinta was destroyed and he had to leave some of his men behind.2.the island had no spices,jewels,rich clothes or gold
- What would Colombus be pleased about on his first voyage?
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-he found new land to conquer and name
-he found souls to be won for the Christian church - Name some reasons for Colombus' voyage.
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1.wealth-gold,spices,ivory
2.Empire expansion
3.the growth of Christianity
4.fame
5.trade - Name the three ships Colombus took on his voyage
- Pinta,Nina and Santa Maria
- Name Colombus' flagship(slowest and most awkward)
- Santa Maria
- What is the significance of Palos on August 3,1492?
- the new Spanish admiral (Colombus) set sail to the Canary Islands from there.
- Who sighted land on friday 12th ,October 1492 whilw keeping watch and what did he say?
- Rodrigo de Triana ,he said "Tierra,tierra"
- Give some other names for Guanahani which was the native name.
- Walting Island,Bahamas-the modern name,San Salvador which is the spanish name meaning Holy Saviour.
- Why was the name San Salvador given to the island by Colombus?
- He thought he had finally reached the Eastern end where he had found land to prove everybody back at home wrong.
- Who were the brown skinned,almost naked inhabitants of this new found territory?
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-Tainos
-Ciboneys
-Lucayans - Why did Colombus think that he was in the Indies?
- Because of the appearance of the natives(texture hair)
- When did Colombus first discover that gold was on the island of the Bahamas?
- when he saw one of the natives with a gold nugget in her nose.
- What was the roote Columbus and his men took on their first voyage?
- Spain-Bahamas-Cuba-Hispaniola-Spain
- Name 5 Spanish occupations
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1.Cattle ranchers
2.Miners
3.Traders/merchants
4.small farmers
5.builders.6.priests - What was the name of Christopher Colombus' brother?
- Bartholomew
- In what year was Bartholomew left in charge of Hispaniola and what did he do there?
- In 1496 he built a line of forts from a new Spanish headquarters which started at Santo Domingo.
- Who was sent by Queen Isabella to Hispaniola with special powers to act on her behalf?
- Bobadilla
- When and where did Colombus die?
- In Spain,May 1506
- After studying where Colombus had discovered they realized it was not East India and so they named it..
- The New World
- Who is a Cabildo?
- A spaniard in charge of the countryside who came from the wealthiest and most powerful families.
- Who were the Spaniards?
- Men who came from Spain living in the New World
- Men sent from Spain on expeditions in the new world were called?
- conquistadors
- What is a repartimiento?
- a distribution of 30 natives placed under the encomondero
- What was a spanish contract granted to a conquistador which gave them the right to conquer territories?
- a capiculacion
- Who is an encomondero?
- a spaniard in charge of the repartimiento
- What is an adelantado?
- A title given to a conquistador to become governor of the conquered territory and to own land and collect custom duties on all fishing and trading.
- Which town was founded by Diego Valasquez what was it's importance ?
- Santiago in Cuba and it was to be the new base for exploration of the new world
- Which territory waas renamed New Spain?
- Mexico
- Who had by September 1520,conquered the Aztec empire?
- Herman Cortes
- In what year did_______ ______ capture the Inca capital at Cuzco and replace it with a new spanish town?
- In 1535,Francisco Pizarro.
- What name did Francisco Pizarro give to the new spanish town on the coast?
- Lima
- Where was refered to as the mainlands and what did it produce ?
- Mexico and Peru.Vast amounts of gold and silver far more than Cuba and Spain