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Chapter 16
Section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A system in which a colonist was given a certain amount of land and a number of Native Americans to work the land for him. | Encomienda |
| He led an expedition to Mexico that ended with the conquest of the Aztec Empire. | Hernan Cortes |
| Conqueror; a term applied to Spanish military leaders who fought against the Native peoples of the Americas. | Conquistador |
| was Aztec emperor during the time of the Spanish arrival. | Moctezuma II |
| He led an expedition to Peru. | Francisco Pizarro |
| had just became emperor when the Spanish arrived; the Spaniards held him prisoner and killed him for not giving up his empire. | Athahualpa |
| When the Spanish king chose officials. | Viceroys |
| A priest; he helped out the Native Americans. | Bartolome de Las Casas |
| Was signed in 1494; drew an imaginary line through the Atlantic. | Treaty of Tordesillas |