CONQUEST IN THE AMERICAS

Bringing the Old World to the New

OBJECTIVES

Students will analyze the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans

Students will describe the short-term and long-term effects of the Spanish on the peoples of the Americas.

VOCABULARY

conquistador: Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 14th and 15th centuries

immunity: natural protection, resistance (to disease)

Tenochtitlán: capital city of the Aztec empire, on which modern Mexico City was built

alliance: formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense

civil war: war fought between two groups of people in the same nation

FIRST __________ IN THE __________

__________’ journey opened door for __________ exploration and __________ - begin cycle of encounter, __________ and __________

First __________ with native people found them to be ‘__________ with what they have’ - to a __________

But didn’t recognize __________ symbols and pay ‘proper __________’ - __________

Claimed land for __________ and took __________

After - waves of __________

Settled islands of __________, Cuba and Puerto Rico

__________, __________ & __________

__________ seized Native Americans’ gold __________ and forced

them to __________ for more; forced to __________ to Christianity

Massively __________ - __________ of Spanish; __________ of Native Americans

Advantage: __________ and cannons; metal __________; __________

__________: Unknowingly __________ and killed millions of

Native Americans who had no __________ to __________ like

__________ __________, __________, __________, etc.

__________ ARRIVES IN THE __________ __________

Eventually leave the islands of the __________ and probe the __________

One of the first was __________ __________ - 1519 landed on the coast of __________ with __________ men, __________ horses and a few __________

Begins drive towards __________ capital of Tenochtitlán

Gets aid of a local __________, named __________ (later called __________ __________) - serve as __________ and guide

Arrange __________ between people the __________ had conquered

__________ DILEMMA

__________ spread of Cortés arrival and __________ to the capital

Aztec __________ Moctezuma was worried that these pale-skinned, bearded strangers might be __________

Could __________ be this God? __________. Tried to __________ him off from coming to Tenochtitlán - __________ important

Cortés __________ to push on to reach Tenochtitlán - search for __________ & __________

TENOCHTITLÁN __________Moctezuma __________ Cortés to the city as __________

__________ rise - Spanish __________ Aztec __________ and want to convert

them; desire more of the __________

Spanish take Moctezuma __________ to force him to __________ over land and

__________ to the Spanish

Same time - __________ group of __________ arrive to the East to __________ Cortés

Aztecs drive __________ out of __________ in confusion; half the __________ killed

as well as __________

Cortés __________, regroups and __________ Tenochtitlán - __________ city

__________ __________ is big reason for it’s fall

__________ IN PERU

Cortés’s “__________” inspired other

__________ to pursue __________ and

__________

One such was Francisco __________ - interested in Peru’s __________ (reported

to be __________ than the Aztecs)

Arrived in Peru in __________ just after the

__________ ruler Atahualpa had won the

__________ in a bloody __________ war

ATAHUALPA __________ HIS GROUND

Atahualpa __________ to bow to Spanish rule or __________

Pizarro got __________ from __________ Native Americans, __________ Atahualpa and __________ thousands of Incans

Demanded a huge __________ for Atahualpa - Incans __________

__________ him anyway

Pizarro __________ Incan homeland - surge through __________ and __________; before long most all of __________ __________

Pizarro killed by rival __________ after he established __________ as a capital city

__________ OF THE __________ CONQUISTADORS

__________ for Spain - with all this __________ brought back from the New

World, Spain became the __________ in Europe in the __________ and early

__________ century

__________ populations - not so __________. __________ and

__________ had massively __________ their populations; __________ - convert to __________ through fear

__________ __________ has yet to be truly assessed

__________ for other nations in the path of European __________ - __________

__________ of cultures - sort of