1. GET IT DONE! Explain in your own words how there was a shift from EXPLORERS to CONQUISTADORS? ___________________________________________

2. Spain Builds an Empire Was Columbus a hero or a villain? Should there be a holiday? Those are your opinions, here is what you need to know! Sailed west in 1492 in search of a trade route to Asia. ________________________________________ reached the Bahamas in the Caribbean Not los indios, but the ______________________ (The people who accepted Columbus with open arms & were “connected” to the Spanish)

3. Columbus Finds New Land Claims land San Salvador or _________________ No Gold? “It was my wish to bypass no island without taking possession” Spain finances three more voyages! ______________ Intentions: – ___________________________________

4. Panama Vasco Nunez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 Becomes first person to reach the Pacific Ocean.

5. Mexico 1519: ______________________ lands in Mexico. Cortes reaches Tenochtitlan, Aztec capital. Aztec Emperor Montezuma II greets them with gifts (gold). Spanish finally conquer Aztecs in _____________ 3 major reasons – ___________________________

6. Peru 1532 _____________________ arrives in South America Pizarro crushes the Incans, kidnaps ______________________ Spanish execute Atahualpa even though he provides ransom Pizarro conquers Incan capital Cuzco in _______

7. Mixing of Cultures Peninsulares: – ____________________________________________ Mestizo: – ____________________________________________ Encomienda: – ____________________________________________

8. Spain pushes North 1513: – ___________________________________________ 1540-1541: – Francisco Vasquez de Coronado voyaged through modern-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. – Not much gold, ______________________________ _____________________________________________

9. Portugal Voyages to East? ___________, Pedro Alvares Cabral claims modern day Brazil for Portugal. ___________, Amerigo Vespucci, Italian exploring for Portugal, claims land a “new” world ___________ continent is named “America” in honor of Vespucci. 1530 began settling Brazil and set up _______________________________________