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U5 L7 Spain (PART 2) Flashcards

1
Q

Spain believed that great wealth could be obtained by doing what?

A

conquering and exploiting people of the New World

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2
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Where was Christopher Columbus from?

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Genoa, Italy

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When did Columbus and his crew arrive at Watling Island in the Caribbean Sea?

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1492

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4
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Until the day he died, what did Columbus believe he found?

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East Indies

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What was Ferdinand Magellan’s motive to travel?

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wanting to circumnavigate the world

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6
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Who funded Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition?

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Spain

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How many ships and men did Ferdinand Magellan have at the beginning of his trip?

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5 ships and 243 men

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How many days did Ferdinand Magellan expect his voyage to Spice Islands was going to take? What was the reality?

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thought- 2-3 days

reality- 80 days

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What did the men on Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage survive on when food ran out?

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  • leather
  • sawdust
  • rats
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10
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What did the many sailors on Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage become succumbed with?

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scurvy

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What was the reception Ferdinand and his crew got when they arrived in the Philippines?

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some crewmen killed because of getting involved with a war with the tribes

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By the end of Ferdinand Magellan’s 3 year and 12 day voyage, how many men survived?

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18

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13
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What is Ferdinand Magellan referred to despite dying without completing the journey?

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first man to circumnavigate the globe

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14
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Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage proved what?

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  • earth is round

- Americas was a New World

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What were the two of the most prominent and powerful tribes that Columbus named ‘Indians’?

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  • Aztecs

- Incas

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16
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What were the 4 characteristics of Aztec culture?

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  • religion
  • agriculture
  • cities
  • widespread trade
17
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What were the most important Aztec gods?

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Tlaloc- rain
Huitzillipochtli- war
Quetzalcoatl- blond god of peace

18
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What did the Aztecs sacrifice to their gods?

A

humans and hearts

19
Q

What was the irrigation system of the Aztecs?

A
  • mud piled on lakes to form fertile islands

- corn, beans, avocados

20
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What was Tenochtitlan?

A

present day Mexico city

21
Q

Who were the only people who lived in Aztec cities?

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priests and secular rulers

22
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How did Aztec farmers arrange their crops around cities?

A
  • most perishable close to the city, easy transportation

- least perishable far

23
Q

How many ships and men did Hernando Cortes set sail with?

A

11 ships and 653 men

24
Q

What placed did the Aztecs rule?

A
  • Mexico
  • parts of Central America
  • Southern Western US
25
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When Cortes arrived at Veracruz, what did the Aztec king do?

A

surrendered peacefully

26
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What did the Aztecs think Cortes to be?

A
  • returning Quetzacoatl
  • Aztec legend, god came first as a white bearded mortal to dissuade human sacrifice
  • left on magic raft and would return in One Reed year
27
Q

Who was Montezuma?

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  • The Fretted One

- last of ruling family Aztec

28
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Who was Cuauhtemoc?

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  • Falling Eagle

- Aztecs chose him over Montezuma

29
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How did the One Reed Years occur?

A

irregularly

30
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Where was the Incan center of government situated in?

A

Peru section of Andes Mountains

31
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How were Incan people classed?

A

age and ability

32
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Who was the head of Incan government?

A

emperor

33
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Who was Atahualpa?

A

Incan Emperor

34
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What was the Machu Picchu?

A
  • mountain fortress

- group that held out for years when Pizarro executed the Incan emperor

35
Q

Why was Francisco Pizarro’s conquest not easy as it seemed?

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  • high mountains, breathing difficult
  • mosquitos
  • men had fever, starvation and insect bites
  • little funding from Spain
36
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What did Pizarro come to regret?

A

iconoclasm of Incan culture

37
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What is iconoclasm?

A
  • attacking beliefs or traditional institutions

- whether based on error or superstition

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