1. Review Game: Spanish in the New World

2. Marco Polo Who was the first European to travel to Asia?

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

4. The Indies/Asia Where did Columbus think he landed?

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

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

7. The New World When Europeans “discovered” the Americas, what did they call the land?

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

9. Cortes Which conquistador explored Mexico?

10. Aztec What empire in Mexico did Cortes destroy?

11. Pizarro Which conquistador explored Peru?

12. Inca What empire in Peru did Pizarro destroy?

13. England, France, & the Netherlands What three countries would follow Spain’s lead in exploration of the New World?

14. Ponce de Leon What Spanish explorer was the first European to set foot in Florida?

15. Fountain of Youth In addition to gold, what was Ponce de Leon searching for but never found?

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

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

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

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

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

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