1. SPANISH COLONIAL AMERICA Lesson #4

2. Aztec Metropolitan Up to 300,000 people in a city Montezuma – the last king – had total power Human sacrifice Conquered neighboring tribes – – took prisoners for blood sacrifice Big city: Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City)

3. Spanish Exploration Spanish kings had won back control of Spain Sent Columbus to explore to the West Gold, God and Glory Four voyages – 1992-1502 – hit Central America on 4 th Conquistadores arrived 1517

4. Spanish Conquerors Called CONQUISTADORES Goal: take gold and silver Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztecs 1517 killed Emperor Montezuma Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas 1519 killed Emperor Atualpa

5. Hernando Cortez Conqueror of the Aztecs Killed Montezuma

6. Francisco Pizarro Conqueror of the Incas Killed Atualpa Threatened burning at stake Garrote

7. Spanish then controlled Indians Claimed most of Latin America Sent Peninsulares to rule over Indians Demanded Indians mine for silver and gold Demanded Indians become Christian

8. 8 Why did the Central American Indians quickly accepted the idea of a “blood sacrifice” the Church offered?

9. PATERNS OF LIFE Society was divided into classes Africans arrived after the Indian population was diminished 9 Peninsulares – pure Spanish Criollos – Spanish born in America Mestizos – Spanish + Indian Indians (made into slaves) Africans (imported slaves) Spanish wanted someone to work in the gold mines

10. Click – John Green

11. Columbian Exchange 1.What was the Columbian Exchange? 2.What was exchanged? 11 Trading of goods (and other things) from Europe to Americas [p. 462] click

12. Columbian Exchange 12

13. Effect of Columbian Exchange 1.How were the Americas effected? 2.How was Europe Effected? 13 American Indians Died The remaining would be enslaved They got cheap stuff, like gold Corn and potatoes

14. Questions on p. 463 (#5 and 6)

15. The Tastes of Latin America

16. 1. What are the tastes? Peanuts Corn Cocoa (chocolate) Strawberry Pineapple Squash Sweet potato Potato Pepper Blueberry tomato What are the Latin American foods on your plate? What are the European foods on your plate? Banana Ham Wheat (bread) Sugar Grapes Onion

17. 2. Best flavors What do you like best? What do you like least?

18. 3. Impact of Columbian Exchange What foods do you think most changed Europe, once they were introduced to society?