Spain in The Americas: European Explorers and Conquerors

Define the following terms:

Conquistadors-

Immunity- Cortez The Killer by

He came dancing across the water Hate was just a legend With his galleons and guns And war was never known Looking for the new world The people worked together In that palace in the sun. And they lifted many stones.

On the shore lay Montezuma They carried them With his coca leaves and pearls to the flat lands In his halls he often wondered And they died along the way With the secrets of the worlds. But they built up with their bare hands And his subjects What we still can't do today. gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree And I know she's living there In their clothes of many colors And she loves me to this day For the angry gods to see. I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood He came dancing across the water straight and strong Cortez, Cortez They offered life in sacrifice What a killer. So that others could go on.

Neil Young

Cortes Encounters The Aztecs

Take notes listing the false myths surrounding his conquest of the Aztecs. Aztec Gold

• Cortes and his men took over 100 tons of gold from Montezuma and the Aztecs. • Gold is currently trade for $1,264 an ounce. • How much would this treasure be worth in today's dollars? • Cortés's and Pizarro's armies despite being vastly outnumbered were able to defeat the Aztec and Inca. • Why did the Spanish conquistadors win? Conquistadors

• In your judgment, which reason for the defeat of the Aztec & Inca do you think was the most important? Map Study: Spanish Explorers 1513-1542 • Answer the following questions: • Which explored areas along the southern half of the Mississippi River?

• What were they looking for?

• Why did they expect to find it?

• Why do you think the Spanish made their first landing on the North American mainland in Florida? Conquistadors: Good and Bad

• The conquistadors are often described as possessing both good and bad qualities. • Write a paragraph expressing what you think were the qualities, both good and bad, of the Spanish conquistadors.