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America was named after him Answer: Amerigo Vespucci
He was the king of Spain during the Spanish Armada Answer: Philip II
The Incan Empire was defeated by this man and his military Answer: Francisco Pizarro
He crossed through Panama to the Pacific Ocean and claimed all of the Pacific and the land touching it for Spain Answer: Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He was known as the “Protector of the Indians” Answer: Bartolome de Las Casas
The year Columbus sailed the ocean blue Answer: 1492
This was the year of the major battles of the Spanish Armada Answer: 1588
The year Ferdinand Magellan set sail to circle the world Answer: 1519
The year John Cabot claimed Newfoundland, Canada for England Answer: 1497
Samuel de Champlain established a fur trading post in Quebec, Canada in this year Answer: 1608
The Inca Empire was located in what present-day area Answer: South America, Peru, Chile
This present-day city is built upon the ruins of the Aztec Empire Answer: Mexico City
This area of the Americas was perfect for growing sugar Answer: The Caribbean
These are the 2 names that Spain called the New World Answer: New Spain and Peru
These present-day states are where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explored Answer: Arizona and New Mexico
This line split the world in half between Spain and Portugal Answer: The Line of Demarcation
The movement of living things across the hemispheres is known as this Answer: The Columbian Exchange
This group of people were of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry Answer: Mestizos
This is the forced removal of Africans from Africa Answer: African Diaspora
This is a large estate which provided food for the colony Answer: hacienda
England’s main religion during the armada was this Answer: Protestantism
This was the main cash crop in the Americas during the beginnings of slavery there Answer: sugar
Europeans first used this group of people as their labor Answer: Native Americans
Ultimately, this is what really slowed the Spanish down in the Spanish Armada Answer: Their lack of experience
The Aztec Empire fell because of 4 reasons: 1. Montezuma thought the Spanish were sent by the gods 2. Superior weapons on the side of the Spanish 3. Smallpox and this. Answer: Allies
Early explorers looked for this water route through North America to Asia Answer: The Northwest Passage