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Our Game Focus is: Spanish Exploration
1 Why did Spanish landowners keep slaves?
1 The slaves were free labor, and helped them get rich Home
2 Who conquered the Incan Empire?
2 * Pizarro
3 Why did Columbus want to sail west on his first expedition?
3 To find a faster & shorter route to the Indies Home
4 What was the Columbian Exchange?
4 The movement or trade of goods, people, & ways of life between the Easter & Western Hemispheres
5 Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs because…
5 He had metal armor, horses, guns, and a lot of allies
7 Which colony began after the Inca empire was conquered?
7 Peru (S. America)
7 What was Las Casas opinion on Indians in the encomiendas?
7 They should be treated well, not as slaves
8 Describe the Indians or natives way of life on encomiendas…
8 Worked with no pay, little food, had to be Christians
8 Explain colonial society in New Spain
8 (answer varies)
9 How did Spain become one of the most powerful countries in the world in the 1600’s?
9 Answer varies
10 Why do archeologists find evidence of the Aztec capital in present day Mexico City?
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