Spanish Exploration and Conquest Lesson 3 Vocabulary empire conquistador How did the arrival of Spanish explorers change Native American empires? Reading Skill Cause and Effect Teacher Notes Essential Question: How did the arrival of Spanish explorers change Native American empires?

Spanish Exploration and Conquest Complete the chart to show how Spain’s desire for gold destroyed the Aztec and Inca Empires. Cause Effect Aztec fight Spanish; Moctezuma killed; smallpox kills many Aztec Cortés imprisons Moctezuma smallpox spreads weakens Inca Empire Teacher Notes Aztecs Hernán Cortés brought more than 500 conquistadors, conquerors, when he landed in Mexico. He scared many of the Aztec because they had never heard guns fired or seen horses. Cortés and his men went to Tenochtitlán, where they captured Moctezuma II, the Aztec leader. Cortés then demanded gold for ransom. Moctezuma was killed. The Spanish lost, but they left behind smallpox, which killed more than 100,000 Aztec. Cortés and his men returned and destroyed Tenochtitlán. Mexico City now stands on its ruins.   Incas Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa. The Inca Ruler offered him a huge room full of gold, but Pizarro took the gold and killed the ruler. The Inca Empire was one of the wealthiest in the world. It was successful because the empire was linked by highways. Pizarro captures Atahualpa Atahualpa killed; Inca conquered Write About It! How did Spanish exploration change Central and South America?

Teacher Notes: Aztecs - Hernán Cortés brought more than 500 conquistadors, conquerors, when he landed in Mexico. - He scared many of the Aztec because they had never heard guns fired or seen horses. - Cortés and his men went to Tenochtitlán, where they captured Moctezuma II, the Aztec leader. Cortés then demanded gold for ransom. - Moctezuma was killed. The Spanish lost, but they left behind smallpox, which killed more than 100,000 Aztec. - Cortés and his men returned and destroyed Tenochtitlán. Mexico City now stands on its ruins.  

Teacher Notes: Incas Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa. The Inca Ruler offered him a huge room full of gold, but Pizarro took the gold and killed the ruler. The Inca Empire was one of the wealthiest in the world. It was successful because the empire was linked by highways.