Spain in The Americas: European Explorers and Conquerors Define the following terms: Conquistadors- Immunity-

Cortez The Killer by Neil Young He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world In that palace in the sun. On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls he often wondered With the secrets of the worlds. And his subjects gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on. Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones. They carried them to the flat lands And they died along the way But they built up with their bare hands What we still can't do today. And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer. Neil Young

Cortes Encounters The Aztecs Take notes listing the false myths surrounding his conquest of the Aztecs.

Aztec Gold Cortes and his men took over 100 tons of gold from Montezuma and the Aztecs. Gold is currently trade for $1,286.10 an ounce. How much would this treasure be worth in today's dollars?

Conquistadors Cortés's and Pizarro's armies despite being vastly outnumbered were able to defeat the Aztec and Inca.  Why did the Spanish conquistadors win?

Conquistadors In your judgment, which reason for the defeat of the Aztec & Inca do you think was the most important?

Map Study: Spanish Explorers 1513-1542 Answer the following questions: Which conquistador explored areas along the southern half of the Mississippi River? What were they looking for? Why did they expect to find it? Why do you think the Spanish made their first landing on the North American mainland in Florida?

Conquistadors: Good and Bad The conquistadors are often described as possessing both good and bad qualities. Write a paragraph expressing what you think were the qualities, both good and bad, of the Spanish conquistadors.