| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Christopher_Columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) |
| Vasco DaGama | (1460-1524) Discovered an all-water route from Europe to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa in 1497. |
| Four Motives for European Exploration | 1) Search for new trade routes and seek new lands. 2) Desire for foreign products (spices, perfumes, silks). 3) Technology(the compass and moveable rudder allowed Europeans to sail father than ever before). 4) Religion(desire to spread Christian religion). |
| Ferdinand_Magellan | Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain |
| The Encounter | Spanish conquistadors (conquerors) and priests arrived soon after the first explorers. They conquered native peoples, took their gold and silver, brought new diseases, and converted native peoples to Christianity. |
| Hernando_Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) |
| Montezuma | evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers |
| Francisco_Pizarro | Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) |
| Cortes won 2 | The Aztecs were worn out by an outbreak of smallpox accidentally introduced by the Europeans. |
| Cortes won 1 | The Aztecs fought with clubs, spears, and bows while the Spaniards fought with guns, steel swords, dogs, horses, and cannons. |
| Effects of the Encounter | 1.) Trade-brings people into contact with others, new goods and different ways of doing things. 2.) Conquest-brings two or more societies together; Conquerors and Conquered learned from eachother. 3.) Exploration and Colonization-people migrate to new areas in contact with others who are different. 4.) Warfare-exposes the soldiers of one culture to the ideas and products of another. |
| New Foods | Europeans were intorduced to new foods such as tomatoes, corn, potatoes, chocolate. |
| Viceroys | Royal governors sent by Spain to rule in the King's name. |
| Increased Trade | trade shifted from the Mediterranean to the Altantic coast. |
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