Chapter 14

Question 1

Conquistador

Answer 1

Spanish for “conquistador” Spanish soldier explorers who sought to conquer the new world

Question 2

Caravel

Answer 2

A small maneuverable three mast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese

Question 3

Ptolemy’s Geography

Answer 3

Synthesized the classical knowledge of geography and introduced the concepts of longitude and latitude. Helped create more accurate maps

Question 4

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 4

Gave Spain everything west of the Atlantic and Portugal the East

Question 5

Mexica Empire

Answer 5

Aztec Empire full of Native American civilizations in modern Mexico that had a understanding of math, astronomy, and engineering

Question 6

Inca Empire

Answer 6

Sophisticated Peruvian empire in the city of Cuzco

Question 7

Viceroyalties

Answer 7

The name given for the 4 administrative units (territories) of Spanish possessions in the Americas: New Spain, Peru, New Granada, La Plata

Question 8

Encomienda system

Answer 8

The Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to force Indians into employment in exchange for food shelter and Christian teachings.

Question 9

Columbian Exchange

Answer 9

The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the old and new worlds.