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Where in the World? Conquistadors -R-Us Climbing the Social Ladder ¿Hablas español? Columbus Day Going Native
Which explorer landed in this area in 1492? A 100
Christopher Columbus A 100
What did Ponce de Leon name this area in 1513? A 200
Florida A 200
The conquistadors came from which European country pictured below? A 300
Spain A 300
Pizarro conquered the people who lived in the dark orange area on the map below. What empire was this? A 400
The Incan Empire A 400
Which conquistador’s route is pictured in red below? A 500
Hernando de Soto A 500
Which group of people did Cortez and his men conquer? B 100
The Aztecs B 100
Which conquistador was the first European to see the Grand Canyon? B 200
Francisco Coronado B 200
What imaginary place where many of the conquistadors searching for? B 300
Cibola: The Seven Cities of Gold B 300
What 3 words should we associate with Ponce de Leon? B 400
Florida, flowers, and fountain B 400
Cortes encountered and defeated the Aztec leader, ______________. B 500
Moctezuma B 500
How many classes of people were there in the society of New Spain? C 100
4 classes C 100
Which social class had no power or money in New Spain’s society? C 200
African and Native slaves C 200
What was a creole? C 300
A person who was Spanish but born in the Americas, not Spain C 300
DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
A person who was a mix of Spanish and Native blood was known as a _______. C 400
mestizo C 400
Why were the peninsulares at the top of social society in New Spain? C 500
Because they were from the homeland of Spain, and thought to be purer than the other classes. C 500
What does the word “conquistador” mean in English? D 100
conqueror D 100
What does the word “Florida” mean in English? D 200
Land of Flowers D 200
What is the name of Spain’s colony in the New World? D 300
New Spain D 300
D 400 When Columbus landed, he mistakenly called the people on the island “Indios,” which later became what English word?
D 400 Indians
D 500 What was the name of the woman who spoke both native languages and Spanish to translate between Cortes and the Aztecs?
D 500 Dona Marina
E 100 Columbus’s expedition was funded by which country?
E 100 Spain
E 200 In which direction did Columbus sail from Spain?
West E 200
E 300 The region Columbus landed in would become known as the ___________.
The West Indies E 300
E 400 Altogether, Columbus made how many trips to the West Indies?
E trips
E 500 Goods being brought back and forth between the West Indies and Spain was referred to as the ________.
E 500 Columbian Exchange
F 100 Which group of natives was conquered by Pizarro in 1535?
The Inca F 100
F 200 What were the two main goals the conquistadors wanted to achieve in the New World?
gold and land to settle F 200
F 300 What disease killed thousands of natives when it was brought by the Spanish?
smallpox F 300
F 400 Many natives were treated as ______ by the Spanish and forced to work for them.
slaves F 400
F 500 Where did the Spanish find more slaves when the natives began to die?
Africa F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is: Exploring the Southwest Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
Click on screen to continue Esteban was shipwrecked and explored the Southwest region of the United States looking for Cibola with which conquistador?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Click on screen to continue
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