Review Game: Spanish in the

New World

Marco Polo

Who was the first European to travel to Asia?

Columbus

Who did King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella hire to explore for Spain?

The Indies/Asia

Where did Columbus think he landed?

Columbian Exchange

What do we call the transfer of foods, livestock, & diseases between Europe & the Americas?

Africa

When natives were too weak, where did Europeans import their slaves from?

The New World

When Europeans “discovered” the Americas, what did they call the land?

conquistadors

What term describes the Spanish soldier-explorers who conquered land in the Americas?

Cortes

Which conquistador explored Mexico?

Aztec

What empire in Mexico did Cortes destroy?

Pizarro

Which conquistador explored Peru?

Inca

What empire in Peru did Pizarro destroy?

England, France, & the Netherlands

What three countries would follow Spain’s lead in exploration of the New World?

Ponce de Leon

What Spanish explorer was the first European to set foot in Florida?

Fountain of Youth

In addition to gold, what was Ponce de Leon searching for but never found?

colony

What term describes a territory governed by a country in another land?

gold

What were the Seven Cities of Ciibola filled with, according to legend?

Coronado

What explorer searched the present U.S.’s southwest in search for the seven cities?

presidio

What term describes a walled fort where soldiers protected Spain’s land claims?

missionaries

What term describes people who travel to convert others to their religion?

Catholicism

What religion were Spanish missionaries trying to convert the natives into joining?