Chapter 4: Lesson 1 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a peasant? | A poor person who did not own land, but farmed land for the king. |
| What is a knight? | A hired fighting man, soldiers. |
| What does sacred mean? | holy |
| What does it mean to convert? | to convince them to believe something, in this case a certain religion |
| What was the "Age of Exploration"? | a time when the Spanish and Portuguese explored the New World |
| What is a conquistador? | A conquerer |
| What is armor? | heavy metal worn for protection |
| Who conquered the Mayas? | Hernan Cortes |
| Who conquered the Aztec? | Hernan Cortes |
| Who conquered the Taino? | Christopher Columbus |
| Who conquered the Incas? | Francisco Pizzaro |
| What time frame was going on in Europe while the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations were growing? | Middle Ages |
| What were the holy wars in Europe called? | crusades |
| Why did the holy wars begin/ | The Christians and Muslims wanted to control the Holy Lands |
| Explain why did Age of Exploration to started? | The Crusades were going on an the Turks captured Constantinople. The Turks also made the trade routes difficult. The kings and queens wanted a shorter, safer route to get goods from India. |
| Where was Christopher Columbus sailing to? Did he arrive there? | He was sailing to the Indies. He arrived in the Caribbean islands. |
| What was the result of Columbus landing in the Caribbean islands? | He took slaves (Taino people), gold, spices, and new things back to Spain. He brought the Taino people disease which killed many of them. |
| Why were the Spanish explorers like Cortes and Pizarro able to overcome the Indians? (4) | - more men - horses - better weapons - armor - guns |
| What did the Spanish call present day Mexico after they conquered the Maya and Aztec? | New Spain |
| Give three reasons the Spanish and Portuguese explored the Americas? | - gold - more wealth - glory - fame and power - god - to spread Christianity |
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