spanish Crossword Puzzles
Vocabulary 2025-02-11
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- What do you read for class?
- What do you write on?
- What do you put work in?
- What do you color with?
- Translate 'I need' to Spanish.
- What do you cut with?
- Translate 'I have" to Spanish.
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- What do you type with?
- What do you use to help with math?
- What do you use to write with permanently?
- What do you write in?
- What do you use to stick things down?
- What do you use to write?
- Translate 'What do you need?' to Spanish.
- What do you use to hold stuff?
15 Clues: What do you write in? • What do you write on? • What do you cut with? • What do you type with? • What do you color with? • What do you put work in? • What do you use to write? • What do you read for class? • What do you use to hold stuff? • Translate 'I need' to Spanish. • Translate 'I have" to Spanish. • What do you use to help with math? • What do you use to stick things down? • ...
Chapter 2 Vocab 2022-08-19
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- to travel completely around Earth
- gives a country sole owner ship of trade
- causes high fever and blisters on skin
- an area that includes a river or lake
- a ship ran by the goverment
- a territory governed by a viceroy
- to punish (usually because of belief)
- a protection against disease
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- a Spanish conquer who sought gold
- a govner of represented the Spanish ruler
- a large ship used by Spanish in 1600s
- a passage through Atlantic & Pacific
- The exchange of plans and animals
- person who spreads Christianity
- beliefs that differ from catholic church
15 Clues: a ship ran by the goverment • a protection against disease • person who spreads Christianity • to travel completely around Earth • a Spanish conquer who sought gold • The exchange of plans and animals • a territory governed by a viceroy • a passage through Atlantic & Pacific • a large ship used by Spanish in 1600s • an area that includes a river or lake • ...
Chapter 2 Vocab 2022-08-19
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- to travel completely around Earth
- gives a country sole owner ship of trade
- causes high fever and blisters on skin
- an area that includes a river or lake
- a ship ran by the goverment
- a territory governed by a viceroy
- to punish (usually because of belief)
- a protection against disease
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- a Spanish conquer who sought gold
- a govner of represented the Spanish ruler
- a large ship used by Spanish in 1600s
- a passage through Atlantic & Pacific
- The exchange of plans and animals
- person who spreads Christianity
- beliefs that differ from catholic church
15 Clues: a ship ran by the goverment • a protection against disease • person who spreads Christianity • to travel completely around Earth • a Spanish conquer who sought gold • The exchange of plans and animals • a territory governed by a viceroy • a passage through Atlantic & Pacific • a large ship used by Spanish in 1600s • an area that includes a river or lake • ...
The 8 Explorers 2012-09-24
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- Put French flag over Texas
- Aztec leader
- First European to reach Mississippi
- Spanish soldier
- Sailed the ocean blue in 1492
- House made out of mud, rock, and straw
- Spanish empire
- Commanded a a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico
- The lone star state
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- Shipwreck by a hurricane on the coast of present day Galveston
- Captured the Aztec leader, Moctezuma
- Texas Indians
- Priest;Figured out that Cibola was not city of gold
- Put down a major slave rebellion
- To look around or discover
15 Clues: Aztec leader • Texas Indians • Spanish empire • Spanish soldier • The lone star state • Put French flag over Texas • To look around or discover • Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 • Put down a major slave rebellion • First European to reach Mississippi • Captured the Aztec leader, Moctezuma • House made out of mud, rock, and straw • Priest;Figured out that Cibola was not city of gold • ...
Aztecs v.s. Spanish Crossword 2022-04-14
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- Pipe that brings fresh water to a city
- floating farms built by Aztecs
- Aztec's Island City
- Spanish leader who defeated the Aztecs
- trade across the Atlantic Ocean
- European country that sent conquistadors to Americas
- bad effect of Columbian Exchange
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- Spanish soldier looking for gold
- plant that moved from America to Europe
- plant that moved from Europe to America
- animal that moved from America to Europe
- Spanish explorer who crossed the Atlantic in 1492
- Last Aztec king. Kidnapped by Cortes
- positive effect of Columbian Exchange
- animal that moved from Europe to America
15 Clues: Aztec's Island City • floating farms built by Aztecs • trade across the Atlantic Ocean • Spanish soldier looking for gold • bad effect of Columbian Exchange • Last Aztec king. Kidnapped by Cortes • positive effect of Columbian Exchange • Pipe that brings fresh water to a city • Spanish leader who defeated the Aztecs • plant that moved from America to Europe • ...
Chapter XXIV Crossword 2022-12-15
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- led the 1680 Pueblo Revolt against the Spanish
- the city of Potosi was in this modern country
- modern name of Cabeza de Vaca's 1528 discovery
- child of French fur-trader and native person
- "Terra australis incognita", great _____ land
- large private Spanish-American estates
- major site of Mexican silver mining
- feuded with Atahualpa in the Incan Ruling House
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- Santo ______ (Spanish Caribbean capital)
- "La ______", nickname of Aztecan Dona Marina
- heard appeals against viceroys' decisions
- 1788 English penal colony
- Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
- Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Mexico
- _______ Álvares Cabral, "discovered" Brazil
15 Clues: 1788 English penal colony • Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean • major site of Mexican silver mining • Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Mexico • large private Spanish-American estates • Santo ______ (Spanish Caribbean capital) • heard appeals against viceroys' decisions • _______ Álvares Cabral, "discovered" Brazil • "La ______", nickname of Aztecan Dona Marina • ...
Mr. Yates' Adventure to Spain! 2020-04-17
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- The world's biggest food fight
- Home of one of the world's most famous football clubs
- Fried-dough pastry traditionally from Spain
- Official name of Spain is “_______ of Spain.”
- Running of the ______ is a famous Spanish festival
- Madrid is a city of ________
- Small portions of the traditional Spanish food
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- Spanish rice dish originating in Valencia
- Valenica was founded by this group of people
- Cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables
- Barcelona has it's own _______ Day
- Capital city of Spain
- The most famous monument in Granada
- The national anthem of Spain has no _______
- La Sagrada _______
15 Clues: La Sagrada _______ • Capital city of Spain • Madrid is a city of ________ • The world's biggest food fight • Barcelona has it's own _______ Day • The most famous monument in Granada • Spanish rice dish originating in Valencia • Cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables • The national anthem of Spain has no _______ • Fried-dough pastry traditionally from Spain • ...
Chapter 4, section 1 and 2 2020-10-19
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- system where natives formed, ranched, or mined for spanish landlords
- "Spaniard" landed on shore of Mexico
- land controlled by another nation
- founded a second english colony, Plymouth in Massachusetts
- war between British and France on North America continent
- native american ruler (king philip)
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- Spanish explorers that followed cortes
- group that sought religious freedom from England's Anglican Church
- marched small force into South America
- Dutch holdings in North America
- Incan Ruler
- base of Frances's colonial empire in North America
- Genoese sea captain
- colonists claimed their own land, named after King
- mixed spanish and native american population
15 Clues: Incan Ruler • Genoese sea captain • Dutch holdings in North America • land controlled by another nation • native american ruler (king philip) • "Spaniard" landed on shore of Mexico • Spanish explorers that followed cortes • marched small force into South America • mixed spanish and native american population • base of Frances's colonial empire in North America • ...
Chapter 4 - Megan Meckley 2020-10-19
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- settlers named this land in honor of their king
- a system where natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords
- the ruler of Incan
- he conquered the Incan Empire
- a dispute over land claims
- land that is controlled by another nation
- a spainiard who landed on the shores of Mexico
- a Genoese sea captain
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- a mixed Spanish and Native American population
- the Dutch holdings in North American
- France's colonial Empire
- Spanish explorers who followed Cortes
- Native American ruler
- a group who found a second English colony
- a group who sought religious freedom from the Anglican Church
15 Clues: the ruler of Incan • Native American ruler • a Genoese sea captain • France's colonial Empire • a dispute over land claims • he conquered the Incan Empire • the Dutch holdings in North American • Spanish explorers who followed Cortes • a group who found a second English colony • land that is controlled by another nation • a mixed Spanish and Native American population • ...
Quarter 3 Anchor Activities 2021-03-04
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- "Place of the Gods"
- The Aztec emperor
- Spanish conquistador
- Spanish conquistader
- Ruled in modern-day Mexico
- Located on the Yucatan Peninsula
- explorers Discovered Cuba and Hispaniola
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- Civilizations found in Mexico and Central America
- Used stone to carve instead of metal tools
- exchange Process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic
- belief that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver
- explorers Established spice trade with India
- Ruler
- of Tordesillas Portugal would have control of lands on the east and Spain the lands on the west.
- Incan emperor
15 Clues: Ruler • Incan emperor • The Aztec emperor • "Place of the Gods" • Spanish conquistador • Spanish conquistader • Ruled in modern-day Mexico • Located on the Yucatan Peninsula • Used stone to carve instead of metal tools • explorers Discovered Cuba and Hispaniola • explorers Established spice trade with India • Civilizations found in Mexico and Central America • ...
Costa Rica: A day in the life 2023-12-29
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- The word for school in Spanish.
- Where is Costa Rica located?
- Much of the land is covered in rainforests, mangroves, and ____.
- Animals include: monkies, lizards, and tropical ___.
- Many families work in ____.
- Many students ride their bike or ___ to school.
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- Children typically start school at age ___.
- What language do they speak?
- The word lunch in Spanish.
- School starts: a las ___ y cuarenta y cinco (6:45am)
- The flag is ___,white, and blue.
- A popular sport played here.
- Students attend school Monday through ___.
- Schools tipically begin their day with an ___.
- Costa Rica has a ____ climate.
15 Clues: The word lunch in Spanish. • Many families work in ____. • What language do they speak? • Where is Costa Rica located? • A popular sport played here. • Costa Rica has a ____ climate. • The word for school in Spanish. • The flag is ___,white, and blue. • Students attend school Monday through ___. • Children typically start school at age ___. • ...
About the Smiths and their Ministry with Latinos 2012-11-20
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- Spanish speakers taking classes with the Smiths for church ministry
- youngest son
- new initiative through LUCHA meant to give opportunities and community to Latinos
- second language for the Smiths
- __________2:6-7;Greg's favorite scripture
- __________25:35-40
- corn flour mix
- seminary where Sue received her doctorate
- who Latinos are to the Smiths
- God
- university where Myra is a Ph.D. student
- a special love of Sue's since she was a child
- rhymes with "pour-tea-a"
- one who comes and goes between countries sometimes for work
- what the Smiths see themselves being between Americans and Latinos
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- Rica foreign country where Smiths lived and ministered
- where Greg felt call to missions
- seminary that Jason is attending now
- speaking two languages
- females from Spanish speaking countries
- oldest son
- Greg and Sue born here
- local ministry to Latinos
- Baptist university where Kyle received his undergraduate degree
- one who comes to a new country to stay
- Jason's wife
- opportunity for undocumented Latino youth to become legal residents
- where Sue felt call to missions
- males from Spanish speaking countries or combination of males and females
- Thank you
- seminary where Greg received his doctorate
31 Clues: God • Thank you • oldest son • youngest son • Jason's wife • corn flour mix • __________25:35-40 • speaking two languages • Greg and Sue born here • rhymes with "pour-tea-a" • local ministry to Latinos • who Latinos are to the Smiths • second language for the Smiths • where Sue felt call to missions • where Greg felt call to missions • seminary that Jason is attending now • ...
SEM Spanish Review 2019-01-21
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- January
- bye
- mediodía
- 2:30
- foot
- knee
- martes
- I need
- Spanish-speaking country in South America (starts with c)
- eyes
- el invierno
- rojo
- feet
- two hundred thirty six
- How are you? (familiar, informal)
- 13
- I'm sorry
- what hurts (informal)
- amigos goodbye friends
- May I go to the bathroom
- the dress
- the mouth
- My name is... (I call myself)
- teeth
- "hache-o-ele-a" spells
- You as well (same here)
- the skirt
- 15
- pantalones
- see you tomorrow
- the arm
- the coat
- x
- z
- verde
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- delighted to meet you
- blouse
- New Year
- food
- shoes
- t-shirt
- very well
- 1985
- the shorts
- and you (friend)
- the elbow
- 40 in Spanish
- 2:40
- the shoulder
- what clothes are you wearing? (informal)
- fingers
- I have to go
- 50 in Spanish
- and you (polite)
- leg
- me, too
- the inner ear
- Happy Birthday
- clothing
- good morning
- purple
- scarf
- Spanish speaking country in Central America (starts with g)
- jacket
- my...hurt (plural)
65 Clues: x • z • 13 • 15 • bye • leg • food • 2:30 • 1985 • foot • knee • 2:40 • eyes • rojo • feet • shoes • teeth • scarf • verde • blouse • martes • I need • purple • jacket • January • t-shirt • fingers • me, too • the arm • New Year • mediodía • clothing • the coat • very well • the elbow • I'm sorry • the dress • the mouth • the skirt • the shorts • pantalones • el invierno • the shoulder • I have to go • good morning • 40 in Spanish • 50 in Spanish • the inner ear • Happy Birthday • ...
Super Falcons – past and present 2023-09-04
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- – also plays for Spanish club, FC Barcelona (7)
- - goalkeeper inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup (8)
- – a forward who was born in the United States (4)
- – rock solid in the defence (7)
- – defender playing in the Spanish league (5)
- – former captain (8)
- - American-born Nigerian (5)
- – a precious veteran goalkeeper (4)
- played for England’s youth side before choosing to play for Nigeria (8)
- – her day job is being a medical doctor (6)
- now coaches in the Swedish League (7)
- former head coach of the Nigeria women's national team (4)
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- also lays as a forward for Spanish club Levante Las Planas (5)
- - scored Nigeria's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup goal (7)
- plays professionally in Russia (6)
- has played for several clubs in Sweden and Norway (8)
- considered as one of the best goal keepers in the world (8)
- – veteran midfielder who now coaches (5)
- – played in 6 FIFA World Cup Tournaments (3)
- - plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Benfica (7)
- Also plays for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid (7)
- – was born in Switzerland (4)
- plays in the Chinese league (10)
- – position is centre back or right back (5)
- plays professionally in the United States (7)
25 Clues: – former captain (8) • - American-born Nigerian (5) • – was born in Switzerland (4) • – rock solid in the defence (7) • plays in the Chinese league (10) • plays professionally in Russia (6) • – a precious veteran goalkeeper (4) • now coaches in the Swedish League (7) • – veteran midfielder who now coaches (5) • – position is centre back or right back (5) • ...
Bundle 2 Review 2022-10-05
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- Anglos and Tejanos fought as filibusters against Spain.
- Wrote Shipwrecked in 1542
- Promised Kentuckians good food supply and land
- Established in 1718
- Major reason the native population of Central Mexico dropped.
- Started towns including San Antonio and Larado.
- Father Hidalgo led the revolt against Spain for this.
- Built by the Spanish to convert natives to Christianity.
- One of the branch of the Mexican Federal Constitution
- Mexican and Anglo settlers both wanted it.
- empresario who started the first Anglo colony
- Defeated by Cortes
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- Created the first map of the Texas coast in 1519
- Celebrated by Mexicans in 1821
- Organized and expedition to fight Spanish rule and briefly declared Texas independent in 1813.
- Coronado searched for the seven cities of gold
- Spanish did NOT find it in Texas.
- Introduced to Texas by Mexican settlers
- The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 guaranteed this form of government.
- empresario of Spanish-speaking Mexican settlement
- Built their own fort on the ruins of Fort St. Louis
- First name of the man who helped Stephen F. Austin gain approval for his Texas colony and represented Texas in the Mexican Congress, making him a key figure in opening Texas to settlement.
- He established one of the first missions in East Texas.
23 Clues: Defeated by Cortes • Established in 1718 • Wrote Shipwrecked in 1542 • Celebrated by Mexicans in 1821 • Spanish did NOT find it in Texas. • Introduced to Texas by Mexican settlers • Mexican and Anglo settlers both wanted it. • empresario who started the first Anglo colony • Coronado searched for the seven cities of gold • Promised Kentuckians good food supply and land • ...
Spanish Culture Extra Credit 2025-11-14
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- Official national language of Spain
- Dialect of northwestern Spain
- Factor shaping regional identities in Spain
- Daily routines and behaviors of a culture
- Example of invisible culture
- Date of All Saints’ Day
- Who must approve constitutional amendments
- Major factor in development of dialects
- Heraldic animal of León on the Spanish Coat of Arms
- Modern role of the Royal Family
- Number of autonomous regions in Spain
- Official name of the Spanish Royal Crown
- Capital city of Spain
- Holds executive power in Spain
- Why learning about other cultures is important
- Mountains isolating Spain from Europe
- Tangible items created by a culture
- Limits monarch’s power under law
- Customs, arts, and institutions of a group
- Document outlining Spain’s government
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- Runs day-to-day government
- Result of relying on stereotypes
- Presenting someone’s work as your own
- Common flowers for Día de Todos los Santos
- Alternating between dialects or languages
- Current King of Spain
- Beliefs and values of a culture
- Example of visible culture
- Oversimplified ideas about groups
- Where families go on All Saints’ Day
- Next in line to become monarch
- Heraldic symbol of Castile on the Spanish Coat of Arms
- Regional variety of a language
- One of the 3 Ps of culture
- How to avoid plagiarism
35 Clues: Current King of Spain • Capital city of Spain • Date of All Saints’ Day • How to avoid plagiarism • Runs day-to-day government • Example of visible culture • One of the 3 Ps of culture • Example of invisible culture • Dialect of northwestern Spain • Next in line to become monarch • Holds executive power in Spain • Regional variety of a language • Beliefs and values of a culture • ...
spansish 2024-11-13
9 Clues: Fun in Spanish • What is "I am" • a number in Spanish • a number in Spanish • "To study" in Spanish • the word "like" in Spanish • How to say "name" in Spanish • Synonym for smart but in Spanish • A famous word to say "friends" in Spanish
Latin American Revolutions:Haiti and Latin America 2017-11-30
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- French colony , Large slave population
- Bolivar moved here in 1819
- People of portuguese or spanish descent born in the colonies
- lowest class of society
- Began in 1811
- Freed argentina from spanish
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- Colonial leaders from spain
- Led 100,000 slaves in Haiti
- Nicknamed after Simon Bolivar
- Nickname was '' The Liberator ''
- Colonized by portugal
- Mixed americans and europeans
- where De Martin and Bolivar joined forces to defeat the spanish army
13 Clues: Began in 1811 • Colonized by portugal • lowest class of society • Bolivar moved here in 1819 • Colonial leaders from spain • Led 100,000 slaves in Haiti • Freed argentina from spanish • Nicknamed after Simon Bolivar • Mixed americans and europeans • Nickname was '' The Liberator '' • French colony , Large slave population • ...
Spain Fun Facts 2025-01-30
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- popular small plate Spanish cuisine
- Spain's famous mid-day break
- Traditional Spanish rice dish
- Annual running of the bulls city
- Spain's Capital city
- Spain's southern region famous for flamenco
- world's oldest restaurant
- Highest mountain peak in Spain located in the Canary Islands
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- famous basilica in Barcelona
- Thank You
- festival features people throwing tomatoes at each other
- Famous Spanish surrealist painter, first name Salvador
- Running of the Bulls festival
13 Clues: Thank You • Spain's Capital city • world's oldest restaurant • famous basilica in Barcelona • Spain's famous mid-day break • Traditional Spanish rice dish • Running of the Bulls festival • Annual running of the bulls city • popular small plate Spanish cuisine • Spain's southern region famous for flamenco • Famous Spanish surrealist painter, first name Salvador • ...
Cinco De Mayo 2020-05-05
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- a corn tortilla rolled around a filling covered with sauce
- something that contains candy and is broken open
- five in Spanish
- a Mexican dish consisting of a folded tortilla
- number of colors in Mexico's flag
- sauce in Spanish
- main ingredient in guacamole
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- a type of instrument that rattles
- a Mexican dish with chips and melted cheese
- type of hat
- cheese in Spanish
- a plant that can be sharp
- chips and ____
13 Clues: type of hat • chips and ____ • five in Spanish • sauce in Spanish • cheese in Spanish • a plant that can be sharp • main ingredient in guacamole • a type of instrument that rattles • number of colors in Mexico's flag • a Mexican dish with chips and melted cheese • a Mexican dish consisting of a folded tortilla • something that contains candy and is broken open • ...
4-17 2025-04-14
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- "palm" in Spanish
- everything you can perform
- Greek god of the west wind; a refreshing breeze
- consequence of an action, especially when complex or unwelcome
- "perimeter" in Spanish
- talkative
- clever saying
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- tricky action
- hurricane-like rains
- technique to kill harmful organisms from food (like milk) by heating then cooling
- number required for a vote
- the delusion of things being more beautiful than they are; rose-colored glasses
- "Paola" in Spanish
13 Clues: talkative • tricky action • clever saying • "palm" in Spanish • "Paola" in Spanish • hurricane-like rains • "perimeter" in Spanish • everything you can perform • number required for a vote • Greek god of the west wind; a refreshing breeze • consequence of an action, especially when complex or unwelcome • ...
In the Time of the Butterflies 2016-11-21
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- To yield to superior strength or force or over powering appeal or desire
- The end of life
- Someone who is kept confined or kept away from freedom
- Military weapons
- Giving something up for the sake of others
- To take a position of power illegally or by force
- The country where this book took place
- The secret police that works for the government
- The political rule over a country or state
- One of the 4 sisters that also means "intellect"
- Spanish word that means guard
- An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler
- To make someone less angry or hostile
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- A spanish word for bandits
- The advocacy or woman's rights on the grounds or political, social, and ecomomic equality to men
- To trust or have faith
- Spanish word for butterflies
- A tree that is symbolic through out the story
- To settle a dispute in a mutual way
- To connect or involve in something
- A party celebrated on your 15 birthday part (spanish word)
- A way of ruling in which the ruler had unchecked power
- Certain to happen
- Sadness resulting from being foresaken or abandoned
- A person who is killed or suffers greatly because of what they believe
25 Clues: The end of life • Military weapons • Certain to happen • To trust or have faith • A spanish word for bandits • Spanish word for butterflies • Spanish word that means guard • To connect or involve in something • To settle a dispute in a mutual way • To make someone less angry or hostile • The country where this book took place • Giving something up for the sake of others • ...
A&E Sip & Solve 2023-02-06
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- holiday closest to Groom's Birthday
- Name of the Restaurant for the first date
- Bride's 'Spanish Name' from Spanish Class
- First Movie Together In Theaters
- Last State Visited Together
- Wedding Reception Venue
- Groom's drink of choice
- Matron of Honor
- High School
- Groom's 'Spanish Name' from Spanish Class
- Maiden Name of Bride's Maternal Grandmother
- Bride's Memphis Employer
- Groom's Current Vehicle Make
- City of the Bachelorette Party
- Street Name
- Main Garden Crop
- Bride's Middle Name
- Holiday Closest to Bride's Birthday
- controversial pizza topping of choice
- Bride's ISU Employer
- Bride's High School Instrument
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- Wedding Ceremony Location
- Groom's Favorite Appetizer
- Groom's Freshman Year Dorm
- Golf League Name
- Favorite Mexican Restaurant
- Engagement Month
- Summertime 'House Specialty' Cocktail
- Location of this Summers' Air Show
- their age
- Groom's Employer
- First Amusement Park Visit Together
- Engagement City
- Grocery Store Preference
- Home-Damaging Wind Storm of 2020
- home address (city)
- Couples Favorite Sport to Play
- Bride's Annual Road Race
- Bachelor Party Location
- Airline with Direct Flight to Emory's Parents
- House Color
- Bride's Hometown
- middle name of groom
- Number of cats the Couple Has
- Honeymoon Location
- Grooms Birth Month
- Mascot for the couples alma matter
47 Clues: their age • High School • House Color • Street Name • Engagement City • Matron of Honor • Golf League Name • Engagement Month • Groom's Employer • Bride's Hometown • Main Garden Crop • Honeymoon Location • Grooms Birth Month • home address (city) • Bride's Middle Name • middle name of groom • Bride's ISU Employer • Wedding Reception Venue • Groom's drink of choice • Bachelor Party Location • ...
Miles Aztec Crossword 2 2020-04-14
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- A school for the children of Aztec commoners.
- An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
- Rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops
- Channel for conveying water
- A large house
- inquisition Inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy
- of tordeaillas divide up all the land in the Americas between the two
- Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
- A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America
- A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
- A Spanish conqueror
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- The series of military campaigns
- The belief in or worship of more than one god.
- An object made by a human being
- People dominant in Mexico before the Spanish
- A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked
- School for the sons of Aztec nobility
- Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
- An ancient manuscript text in book form
- Event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
- A Nahua altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico
- Bird of the trogon family, with iridescent green plumage and typically red underparts
22 Clues: A large house • A Spanish conqueror • Channel for conveying water • An object made by a human being • The series of military campaigns • School for the sons of Aztec nobility • An ancient manuscript text in book form • People dominant in Mexico before the Spanish • Event regarded as a portent of good or evil. • A school for the children of Aztec commoners. • ...
St. Joseph Eighth Grade 2021-08-19
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- Who wrote THE PEARL?
- We have this many dry erase boards in the room?
- This is going to be a _____ year. (rhymes with eight)
- In Spanish, this is the day you begin school.
- This is what is learned of the Church this year.
- This word/phrase is the main gut of a sentence.
- This is the square root of thirty-six.
- What is the first thing you write in English?
- What is the longest side of a triangle called?
- The junior high hallway lockers are this color.
- How do you say WE in Spanish?
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- He is the protagonist in THE GIVER.
- This is your principal's last name.
- This is class in Spanish.
- What is the first workday in Spanish?
- We are so _____ (positive emotion) to begin the school year. (Clue: Don't worry, be _____.)
- This is your first class of the day.
- He is the patron of our school.
- Which month is dedicated to the Rosary?
- Who dies in AND THEN THERE WERE NONE?
- How many books are in the Pentateuch?
- This is a three dimensional square.
- How many entry doors are there to the school?
- What is the core statement in a research paper?
24 Clues: Who wrote THE PEARL? • This is class in Spanish. • How do you say WE in Spanish? • He is the patron of our school. • He is the protagonist in THE GIVER. • This is your principal's last name. • This is a three dimensional square. • This is your first class of the day. • What is the first workday in Spanish? • Who dies in AND THEN THERE WERE NONE? • ...
7th Grade Spanish (No spaces between words, three word numbers) 2023-10-10
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- ce-u-be-a
- one hundred
- fifty
- the capital of Nicaragua
- forty
- the capital of the Dominican Republic
- twelve
- seventy
- ge-u-a-te-e-eme-a-ele-a
- twenty
- yellow
- gray
- zero
- red
- the capital of Perú
- eleven
- sixty
- brown
- ve-e-ene-e-zeta-u-e-ele-a
- the capital of Argentina
- the capital of Costa Rica
- eight
- seventy-seven
- three
- pe-a-ene-a-eme-a
- eighty-nine
- j (spelled with Spanish pronunciation)
- purple
- twenty-five
- orange
- four
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- e-ele-ese-a-ele-ve-a-de-o-ere
- eme-e-equis-i-ce-o
- x (spelled with Spanish pronunciation)
- fifty-one
- white
- fifteen
- forty-eight
- ninety
- one
- the capital of Colombia
- the capital of Puerto Rico
- one hundred twenty
- thirty-three
- two
- blue
- nine
- ninety-three
- sixteen
- six
- the capital of Chile
- ten
- green
- five
- sixty-four
- thirty
- the capital of Honduras
- y (spelled with Spanish pronunciation)
- thirteen
- seven
- pink
- h (spelled with Spanish pronunciation)
- eighty
- fourteen
- black
65 Clues: one • two • six • ten • red • blue • nine • gray • zero • five • pink • four • white • fifty • forty • green • sixty • brown • eight • three • seven • black • ninety • twelve • twenty • yellow • eleven • thirty • eighty • purple • orange • fifteen • seventy • sixteen • thirteen • fourteen • ce-u-be-a • fifty-one • sixty-four • one hundred • forty-eight • eighty-nine • twenty-five • thirty-three • ninety-three • seventy-seven • pe-a-ene-a-eme-a • eme-e-equis-i-ce-o • one hundred twenty • ...
Numbers in French & Spanish 2025-03-17
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- The rank Spanish holds for how many speaker it has in the world (including non-native speakers)
- The day in September when Mexico celebrates its independence
- The number of millions of gallons of maple syrup produced in Canada in 2023
- The number of Spanish speaking countries in South America
- The number of regions Spain has
- The number of countries in Europe where Spanish is an official language
- The number of players allowed on a hockey team
- The number of species of monkeys found in Central America
- How many millions of Canadians can speak French (rounded up) ?
- The number of gold medals France won at the 2024 summer Olympics
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- The number of overseas territories France has
- The number of times Argentina has won the world cup
- The total number of medals Spain won at the 2024 summer Olympics
- The number of countries in Europe where French is an official language
- The total number of Canadian provinces & territories
- The number of times Québec has tried to become an independent country
- Approximately, how many thousands of crocodiles live in Costa Rica?
- The number of countries in Central America where Spanish is an official language
- The number of colors on the French flag
- The number of national hockey league teams Canada has
20 Clues: The number of regions Spain has • The number of colors on the French flag • The number of overseas territories France has • The number of players allowed on a hockey team • The number of times Argentina has won the world cup • The total number of Canadian provinces & territories • The number of national hockey league teams Canada has • ...
Texas history crossword 2025-01-20
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- Major debate leading up to the civil war
- 1803; doubled the size of the u.s gained fertile farmland and access to the Mississippi River
- economy with little government regulation; based on supply and demand
- Location where the last battle of the Texas Revolution was fought
- United States desire to own land from coast to coast
- Political theory that the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government
- Claimed Texas, California and Florida; built missions
- Adventurers who wanted to free Texas and Mexico from Spanish Rule
- Location where the first battle of the Texas Revolution was fought
- Term used when a new state joins the U.S
- Land U.S acquired after U.S-Mexican war in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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- term used to describe government officials
- A massive empire that ruled Texas before the Spanish conquered them
- Land agents who brought settlers to Texas
- Wealth,religion,expand empires, claim territory, new trade routes to Asia through the Northwest Passage
- a declaration war calling for Mexican Independence
- Document that ended the Mexican Revolution and ended Spanish rule
- An old Spanish mission that later became a fort for the Texian Army
- Claimed land in new world to profit from fur trading
- Paper money used to settle Texas debt
20 Clues: Paper money used to settle Texas debt • Major debate leading up to the civil war • Term used when a new state joins the U.S • Land agents who brought settlers to Texas • term used to describe government officials • a declaration war calling for Mexican Independence • United States desire to own land from coast to coast • ...
The Great Mission Period & The Encomienda System 2021-02-12
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- mayor administrator of a territorial unit in colonial New Spain.
- a collection of buildings and an idea built around spreading the catholic faith.
- government body during the Spanish period; the only body under Spanish rule in which citizens themselves could take part in politics.
- a Spanish colonial policy that granted land rights, resources and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers as a reward for service.
- a payment given to show respect.
- religious manager of New Mexico during the Spanish period; in charge of all church matters.
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- a "ditch-boss" or a manager of the acequia.
- Spanish town that developed in New Mexico.
- town council during the Spanish period; advised the governor and the Alcalde Mayor about matters of concern to the people.
- a member of the town council.
10 Clues: a member of the town council. • a payment given to show respect. • Spanish town that developed in New Mexico. • a "ditch-boss" or a manager of the acequia. • mayor administrator of a territorial unit in colonial New Spain. • a collection of buildings and an idea built around spreading the catholic faith. • ...
... 2021-10-13
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- The Mexican ___
- Father Hidaglo's ally
- Religious settlement in texas
- The language typically spoken in Mexico
- Father ___ called for Mexican Independence
- The capital of ___ is Austin
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- Modern Day new Spain
- The people living on land before explorers
- Allende arrived in ___ on Sept. 16
- Spanish decent born in mexico
- Mixed Spanish & Indians
- Spaniards born in pain, live in mexico
12 Clues: The Mexican ___ • Modern Day new Spain • Father Hidaglo's ally • Mixed Spanish & Indians • The capital of ___ is Austin • Spanish decent born in mexico • Religious settlement in texas • Allende arrived in ___ on Sept. 16 • Spaniards born in pain, live in mexico • The language typically spoken in Mexico • The people living on land before explorers • ...
Chapter 8 2025-02-10
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- Means worry
- Where was Marcos and felipe
- Who embarrassed ricardo
- Means openly
- Means lair
- Means sad
- Stupid in Spanish
- Means basically
- Means felt
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- Means ashame
- What did Laura call ricardo
- Means hazel
- What class was ricardo going to
- who has hazel eyes
- He was the first character in this chapter
- Means begging
- Means rapidly
- who also lied about they summer vacation
- Who doesn’t like Laura
- what does money mean in Spanish
20 Clues: Means sad • Means lair • Means felt • Means worry • Means hazel • Means ashame • Means openly • Means begging • Means rapidly • Means basically • Stupid in Spanish • who has hazel eyes • Who doesn’t like Laura • Who embarrassed ricardo • What did Laura call ricardo • Where was Marcos and felipe • What class was ricardo going to • what does money mean in Spanish • ...
Chapter 2 Vocab 2022-08-19
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- a large sailing ship used especially by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries
- a governor of Spain's colonies in the Americas who represented the Spanish king and queen
- to punish, particularly because of beliefs or background
- an armed but privately owned ship that acts under the authority of a government to participate in warfare; or a sailor on such a ship
- a system in Spain's American colonies in which wealthy settlers were given plots of land and allowed to enslave the people who lived there
- an economix policy that gives a country sole ownership of the trade occuring in its colonies
- a person who has mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
- a Spanish conqueror who sought gold and other riches in the Americas
- a large plantation in a Spanish-speaking colony
- a territory governed by a viceroy
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- a large farm; on southern plantations, slaves worked to grow and harvest crops
- a person who tries to spread Christianity to others
- a person who holds different beliefs than the Catholic Church
- an area of land that includes a particular river or lake and all the bodies of water that flow into it
- to travel completely around Earth
- a deadly virus that causes a high fever and small blisters on the skin
16 Clues: to travel completely around Earth • a territory governed by a viceroy • a large plantation in a Spanish-speaking colony • a person who tries to spread Christianity to others • to punish, particularly because of beliefs or background • a person who has mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry • a person who holds different beliefs than the Catholic Church • ...
Jumano 2024-10-20
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- They had an alliance with the ______.
- The Jumano usually traveled ________.
- The first recorded contact with the Jumano was ________.
- The Jumanos covered themselves in _________.
- They were known for their _______ skills.
- The Jumano often wore ________ to protect them from the weather.
- The Jumano were _____ agriculturalists and hunters/gatherers.
- This tribe was considered the __________ between the spanish colonies and many indian tribes.
- The Jumano moved around a lot so they were ___________.
- The Jumano currently live in _________.
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- They were called the _______ people by the spanish.
- The Jumano were enemies with the ________ tribe.
- The person in charge is called a ________.
- The Jumano lived along the ______
- The Jumano were hunters and ________.
- The Jumano used ___________ to hunt.
- The Jumano spoke a _____________.
- The Jumano is currently ________.
18 Clues: The Jumano spoke a _____________. • The Jumano is currently ________. • The Jumano lived along the ______ • They had an alliance with the ______. • The Jumano usually traveled ________. • The Jumano were hunters and ________. • The Jumano used ___________ to hunt. • The Jumano currently live in _________. • They were known for their _______ skills. • ...
Unit 3 Spanish Colonial Era 2023-10-10
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- Spanish fort that protects a mission
- Catholic friar establishing missions in East Texas then escaping to San Antonio
- settlement created by Spain in New World to spread religion and claim land
- community where civilians settled; built near missions and presidios
- representative who ruled Spanish provinces
- Mexican ballad or song
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- settlement founded in 1718 with Mission San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)
- founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas
- settlement in Native territory designed to convert the population to Christianity
- period where Spain brought religion, language, and way of life to Texas
- process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country
- Spanish colonizer who established several large land grants along the Rio Grande
- large tract of land where Charros worked horses and cattle
- Catholic friar advocating for continued missionary work in Texas
- large estate or plantation with a dwelling house
15 Clues: Mexican ballad or song • Spanish fort that protects a mission • representative who ruled Spanish provinces • large estate or plantation with a dwelling house • founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas • large tract of land where Charros worked horses and cattle • Catholic friar advocating for continued missionary work in Texas • ...
Topic 2 Crossword 2024-10-25
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- A 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony’s government.
- Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved Africans and African Americans and denied them basic rights.
- A movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason.
- A 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony.
- A group of English protestants who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people.
- An English settler who sought religious freedom in the 1600s
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- A representative to the colonial Virginia government
- A religious settlement run by Catholic Priests and friars.
- A person born in Spanish-American colonies to Spanish parents.
- A meeting in Colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted
- A town in the Spanish colonies
- She helped with relations between Native Americans and settlers.
- A legal document giving rights to a person or company
- Spanish or Portuguese term for “conqueror”.
15 Clues: A town in the Spanish colonies • Spanish or Portuguese term for “conqueror”. • A 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony. • A representative to the colonial Virginia government • A legal document giving rights to a person or company • A religious settlement run by Catholic Priests and friars. • An English settler who sought religious freedom in the 1600s • ...
School Themed Puzzle 2024-11-08
13 Clues: USA • Math • Class • Sport • 3.5 GPA • Festival • Language • Spanish Teacher • Sponsor for NJHS • Gaming in School • Number of USA States • Final Time for Geoguessr • First Project for Eighth Grade Science
The 8 Explorers 2012-09-24
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- Put French flag over Texas
- Aztec leader
- First European to reach Mississippi
- Spanish soldier
- Sailed the ocean blue in 1492
- House made out of mud, rock, and straw
- Spanish empire
- Commanded a a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico
- The lone star state
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- Shipwreck by a hurricane on the coast of present day Galveston
- Captured the Aztec leader, Moctezuma
- Texas Indians
- Priest;Figured out that Cibola was not city of gold
- Put down a major slave rebellion
- To look around or discover
15 Clues: Aztec leader • Texas Indians • Spanish empire • Spanish soldier • The lone star state • Put French flag over Texas • To look around or discover • Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 • Put down a major slave rebellion • First European to reach Mississippi • Captured the Aztec leader, Moctezuma • House made out of mud, rock, and straw • Priest;Figured out that Cibola was not city of gold • ...
Spanish 2021-03-03
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- mayor administrator of a territorial unit in Colonial New Spain
- Spanish town that developed in New Mexico
- Government body during the Spanish period
- a collection of buildings and an idea built around spreading the Catholic faith
- religious manager of New Mexico during the Spanish period in charge of all church matters
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- a Spanish colonial policy that granted land rights resources and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers as a reward for service
- A "ditch-boss"or manager of the acequia
- town council during the Spanish period
- a member of the town council(Cabildo)
- a payment or gift given to show respect
10 Clues: a member of the town council(Cabildo) • town council during the Spanish period • A "ditch-boss"or manager of the acequia • a payment or gift given to show respect • Spanish town that developed in New Mexico • Government body during the Spanish period • mayor administrator of a territorial unit in Colonial New Spain • ...
Unit 3 - Spanish Colonial 2023-10-05
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- Aguayo will establish a mission near this location in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- He is placed in charge of the area from Northern Mexico to the San Antonio River called Nuevo Santander.
- The conflict in Europe between France and the opposing forces of Spain, Netherlands, England, and German States.
- Mission failed because Native Americans were ________________.
- A military outpost.
- Later built and established by Father Antonio de San Buenaverntura.
- In 1718 they declared war on Spain once again.
- Craftspeople and even teachers contributed to the ____________ of towns
- Spanish colonial era was identified by the building of these.
- A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home.
- First Texas mission.
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- Jose de Escandon will earn this nickname.
- This was overseen by Martin de Alarcon and built on the San Antonio River.
- The road that connected Mexico with East Texas missions.
- He re-established mission San Francisco de los Tejas and renaming it Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas.
- The most successful mission in Texas.
- A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.
- Hasinai people will refer to the Spanish as Ta'sha, meaning this.
- Nicknamed the Gateway to Spanish Texas.
- In 1690 he established a mission located on the Neches River.
- Purpose was to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
21 Clues: A military outpost. • First Texas mission. • The most successful mission in Texas. • Nicknamed the Gateway to Spanish Texas. • Jose de Escandon will earn this nickname. • In 1718 they declared war on Spain once again. • A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home. • A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage. • ...
AMH2 Chapter 1 Crossword 2025-08-09
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- One of the likely reasons the Mayans collapsed was due to _________.
- North or South America was more appealing to the Spanish?
- What product made it to Switzerland through the Columbian Exchange?
- One soldier from Spain is quoted as saying, “we came here to serve God and the king, and also to get ____.”
- How many days was the Spaniard’s siege on Tenochtitlán?
- What crop from Asia became a widely profitable item in Europe?
- In order to repopulate with few Spanish women in the New World, the Spanish tolerated and sometimes supported __________ marriage.
- The Taíno grew lots of crops, including ______?
- Spanish sailors became masters of the _________?
- Which seafarers reached the New World before Columbus?
- Christopher Columbus was born in what country?
- Who populated the Caribbean islands when Columbus arrived?
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- Columbus and his men landed in the modern-day _________.
- Juan Ponce de León landed in what part of the modern-day United States in 1513?
- By how much did Columbus underestimate the size of the globe?
- How many ships was Columbus given the second voyage?
- The Aztecs constructed large artificial islands called ___________.
- After the encomienda was abolished, the _____________ replaced it.
- Which prince from Portugal invested heavily in exploration?
- New goods and knowledge from Asia not only sparked the ___________, but also long-term European expansion.
20 Clues: Christopher Columbus was born in what country? • The Taíno grew lots of crops, including ______? • Spanish sailors became masters of the _________? • How many ships was Columbus given the second voyage? • Which seafarers reached the New World before Columbus? • How many days was the Spaniard’s siege on Tenochtitlán? • ...
Spanish 1 Cultural Challenge #1 2013-04-16
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- who was the mexican painter known for paintings that explore the sadness and pain she experienced in her difficult life?
- what religious holiday is being celebrated at carnival?
- what two languages are spoken there?
- what is the spanish-speaking country that shares the island of Hispaniola?
- who is one of the spanish tenors?
- what large body of water does the river flow into?
- what rock group is known as nortena?
- who is this talented colombian that is a columbian artist that is known for his huge inflated looking figures?
- which two continents does Panama connect?
- what is this bird that is native to the Americans called un guajalote?
- what group of people crafted this stone?
- who is the spanish painter that painted horrors of war?
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- who is the father of fusion latin rock?
- what is the name of the river that separates Mexico and the US?
- what two bodies of water does the canal connect?
- what happened to the people that created the sculpture?
- who is the second one of the spanish tenors?
- what is this south American country?
- at what age did stan die?
- who was this hall of famed that is a great Puerto Rican baseball player?
- picchu what is the name of this ancient site?
- El dia de la Raza means what in english?
- name the city in ohio that has the same name as a city in spain
- what is the name of this lace head covering?
- what is the name of this British possession and its most famous geographical feature?
25 Clues: at what age did stan die? • who is one of the spanish tenors? • what is this south American country? • what two languages are spoken there? • what rock group is known as nortena? • who is the father of fusion latin rock? • El dia de la Raza means what in english? • what group of people crafted this stone? • which two continents does Panama connect? • ...
The Old Man and the Sea 2017-12-01
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- the type of rope the old man uses (Spanish)
- the old man dreams of the ______ Islands after exploring the beaches of Africa
- Coast Santiago went “turtle-ing” along the ________ Coast
- the place where Manolin gets the beer; means grocery store in Spanish
- the old man in The Old Man and the Sea
- a unit of measurement the old man uses to measure depth; one of these is six feet
- the upper end of a boat; the old man uses this to cut the line
- the old man uses this term to describe the weather; it means breeze (Spanish)
- the baseball team the old man believes “cannot lose”
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- the animal the old man considers his brother, like the flying fish, due to its ability to “play and make jokes and love one another”
- the worst form of unlucky (Spanish)
- the brand of beer that comes in bottles which can be returned
- ________ poisoning is an example of a disease the old man would find humiliating
- the tough budshields of the royal palm (Spanish)
- the title given to both the jellyfish with a “gelatinous bladder” and to the bird with “long black wings”
- the young boy who relates well with the old man
- the old man compared the feeling in his hand to _____ mortis (Latin)
- attached to the gunwale of the boat to hold the oars
- one of the items the old man was afraid would be stolen if he left it in the boat; an iron hook
- the pictures of biblical figures which adorned the old man’s wall were _____s of his wife
20 Clues: the worst form of unlucky (Spanish) • the old man in The Old Man and the Sea • the type of rope the old man uses (Spanish) • the young boy who relates well with the old man • the tough budshields of the royal palm (Spanish) • attached to the gunwale of the boat to hold the oars • the baseball team the old man believes “cannot lose” • ...
Chapter 10, 12, & 13 Crossword ANSWERS- John Madion & Caden Rodenroth 2024-11-07
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- Central African state that began trading with the Portuguese around 1500
- Seventeenth-century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms in modern-day Angola
- fifteenth-century Portuguese sea route that took advantage of winds and currents
- children of Spanish and native parentage
- System that gave the Spanish settlers the right to compel indigenous peoples to work
- Latin American officials from Spain or Portugal
- one-fifth of Mexican and Peruvian silver production that was reserved for the Spanish monarchy
- Large Latin American estates
- Kingdom in west Africa whose rulers eventually converted to Islam, wealthy from the trans-Saharan trade
- City in the Mali Empire known for its large population, wealth, and places of learning
- South African people referred to pejoratively as the Hottentots by Europeans
- “Traditionalists,” the most popular branch of Islam; believe in the legitimacy of the early caliphs
- Navigational instrument for determining latitude
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- Angolan kingdom that reached its peak during the reign of Queen Nzinga
- Creoles, people born in the Americas of Spanish or Portuguese ancestry
- individuals born of indigenous and African parents
- City in the highlands of Bolivia that became the world’s largest silver-producer
- Caribbean tribe who were the first indigenous peoples to have contact with Columbus
- East African city-state society that dominated the coast from Mogadishu to Kilwa
- Settlement in the middle Niger River region in Africa that flourished from iron production
- Canadian term for individuals of mixed European and indigenous ancestry
- Syncretic religion practiced by enslaved Africans and their descendants in Haiti
- West African kingdom founded in the thirteenth century by Sundiata
- Brazilian sugar mill
- Sub-Saharan African people who waged wars to impose their strict interpretation of Islam
- Spanish courts in Latin America
26 Clues: Brazilian sugar mill • Large Latin American estates • Spanish courts in Latin America • children of Spanish and native parentage • Latin American officials from Spain or Portugal • Navigational instrument for determining latitude • individuals born of indigenous and African parents • West African kingdom founded in the thirteenth century by Sundiata • ...
Texas History Topic 3 Vocab Review 2024-10-22
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- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
- a group of armed civilians prepared to be emergency soldiers
- someone contracted by the Mexican government to settle Anglo American colonies in Texas
- someone that is NOT military
- a person who wages an unofficial war on a country
- A settlement used by the Spanish to convert Native Americans to Catholicism and teach them the Spanish language and culture
- someone with Mexican ancestry living in Texas, "Friend"
- religious leader
- set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- mixed raced, usually Spanish and Native or African American
- Spanish descendants born in the "new world"
- give up (power or territory)
- form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body
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- a person that does not believe in being ruled by a king or queen
- a person that believes that a country should be ruled by a king or queen
- a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome.
- American born empresario and son of Moses Austin
- Spaniard born in "old world" Spain living in the Americas. Considered the "high class" Spanish.
- two or more people working together
- an advantage or profit gained from something.
- ___ Austin, first man to obtain permission to settle Anglo Americans in Texas
- preparing soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
- social rank
- a fortified military settlement
- a country that is governed by its people
- a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders
26 Clues: social rank • religious leader • someone that is NOT military • give up (power or territory) • a fortified military settlement • two or more people working together • a country that is governed by its people • Spanish descendants born in the "new world" • an advantage or profit gained from something. • American born empresario and son of Moses Austin • ...
Mr. D's 5th Grade 2024-25 2025-05-16
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- this person is a 'good' friend of Sultan
- this person is the door holder and has a stylish backpack
- this person has a matching lunchbox and backpack
- this person has long hair and reads really big books
- this person brings a purse,lunch box and a Stanley
- this person is a 'good' friend of Danna and hates to stay in her seat
- this person speaks English and plays alot with David
- this person loves to play video games and LOVES to read actual books instead of on Epic
- this person likes to wear a hoodie that says LEE on it and always needs a pencil
- this person is a 'good' friend of Oli
- this person is a 'good' friend of Bryan
- this person is a 'good' friend of Lesther
- this person has twin little sisters
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- this person is a 'good' friend of Amsy and Danna
- this person likes to long braids and speaks Spanish
- this person loves to ask questions and always has a bag of chips for breakfast
- this person is a 'good' friend of Rmani
- this person loves to color, draw and LOVES her babydolls
- this person speaks Spanish and plays alot with Romello
- this person speaks Spanish is our most recent new student
- this person loves to make paper versions of real things
- this person is always happy and likes to wear their hair in a ponytail
- this person has long hair, speaks Spanish and LOVES Hello Kitty
- this person speaks Spanish, is great at basketball and came into our class in the middle of the year
24 Clues: this person has twin little sisters • this person is a 'good' friend of Oli • this person is a 'good' friend of Rmani • this person is a 'good' friend of Bryan • this person is a 'good' friend of Sultan • this person is a 'good' friend of Lesther • this person is a 'good' friend of Amsy and Danna • this person has a matching lunchbox and backpack • ...
jianelly religions 2020-10-27
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- Spanish term for small personal altars honoring one ancestor.
- Aztec Goddess that was worshipped at Tepeyac Hill.
- Catholics celebrate All Souls and All___ days on Nov 1st and 2nd.
- Over 80% of Mexico is this religion.
- Term for the Catholic service.
- Catholics pray to her, the mother of Jesus.
- Numerous ____ recognized the authenticity of the vision of Mary at Guadalupe.
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- Spanish sent Catholic ____to convert Aztecs
- Spanish term for the explorers that “conquered” New World.
- Hill where the shrine to Mary of guadalupe was built.
- Term for a Catholic church large enough for the Pope to say mass.
- Spanish explorer that conquered Aztecs in 1521.
- Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in this month.
- Indigeous Mexican man was Juan ____ who saw the vision.
14 Clues: Term for the Catholic service. • Over 80% of Mexico is this religion. • Spanish sent Catholic ____to convert Aztecs • Catholics pray to her, the mother of Jesus. • Spanish explorer that conquered Aztecs in 1521. • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in this month. • Aztec Goddess that was worshipped at Tepeyac Hill. • Hill where the shrine to Mary of guadalupe was built. • ...
17.1 European Exploration 2023-01-03
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- Portuguese Prince Henry the ___ began exploring sea routes along the African coast (385)
- Important spice trade port conquered by Portugal (386)
- Port in India established by the Portuguese (386)
- Conquered the Inca Empire after it was ravaged by smallpox (388)
- First permanent French settlement in the Americas (389)
- Winds blowing south and west in the North Atlantic (385)
- Most powerful empire in Mexico before the Spanish (387)
- The Dutch founded the West ___ Company to try to compete with Portugal and Spain (388)
- Explorer sailing for Spain who believed he could sail west from Europe to Asia (386)
- Explorer who charted the New England coast in 1497 (386)
- Most important indigenous allies of the Spanish (387)
- The treaty that created a boundary between Portuguese and Spanish zones of exploration (386)
- Cartographer and writer for whom America is named (387)
- Thing responsible for most of the deaths in the Spanish conquests of Mexico and Peru (388)
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- The ___ Bay Colony was one of the first areas settled by English colonists (389)
- Leaders of Spanish conquests in the Americas (387)
- Conquistador who led the overthrow of Tenochtitlan (387)
- First explorer to lead an expedition around the world, though he himself did not complete the journey (386)
- A triangular sail of Arab design that allow ships to sail against the wind (385)
- Name given to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam when the English took it over in 1664 (388)
- Portuguese explorer who sailed across the Indian Ocean in 1498 (385)
- South American land claimed by Pedro Cabral for Portugal (387)
- A new faster ship developed by the Portuguese (385)
- Europeans were motivated by “Gold, glory, and ___” (385)
- Portuguese explorer who reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 (385)
25 Clues: Port in India established by the Portuguese (386) • Leaders of Spanish conquests in the Americas (387) • A new faster ship developed by the Portuguese (385) • Most important indigenous allies of the Spanish (387) • Important spice trade port conquered by Portugal (386) • First permanent French settlement in the Americas (389) • ...
Mesoamerica Civilizations Crossword# 2023-01-11
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- Aztec boys did not become men until they captured a what in battle?
- The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish and their leader, Hernando Cortes, because the Aztecs believed he was a legendary what who had returned to Earth?
- The Inca believed that their emperor ruled by divine right because he was a descendant of the…
- Christian missionaries did this to Mayan books in hopes of ending their worship of the Mayan gods
- The ancient fortress city located on a mountain peak in Peru that is still remarkably intact today
- Archaeological evidence found in colossal stone heads suggest that the Olmecs may be descendants of…
- This precious stone was used by the Maya to make weapons
- The Maya were descendants of this Mesoamerican civilization
- Like the Roman Empire, the Inca Empire built an extensive network of…
- Like the Ancient Egyptians, the Maya also had a system of writing known as…
- Like the ancient Egyptians, the Inca believed in an afterlife and did what to their dead?
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- All of the Mesoamerican civilizations were what in terms of religion?
- He was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived
- The purpose of Aztec warfare was to expand their territory and find victims for...
- The last name of the Spanish leader who captured the Inca Empire leader, Atahualpa, and had him killed
- Capital city of the Aztec Empire
- The Mayan Empire was conquered by the…
- Maya gods were worshipped with gifts of this
- Series of knotted color coded strings used by the Inca to keep records since they had no written languages
- This disease as well as others brought by the Spanish diminished the Aztec population
20 Clues: Capital city of the Aztec Empire • The Mayan Empire was conquered by the… • Maya gods were worshipped with gifts of this • This precious stone was used by the Maya to make weapons • The Maya were descendants of this Mesoamerican civilization • He was the leader of the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived • ...
South America 2022-10-28
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- It's the only European territory in continental America.
- People in this country speak both Spanish and Guaraní.
- What do you call a baby guanaco, alpaca, and llama?
- After Brazil, this country is the second-most biodiverse in the world.
- This island archipelago is home to marine iguanas, the blue footed booby, and many other unique animals.
- What's the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere?
- This freshwater lake is the largest on the continent and one of the highest-elevated in the world.
- This is the largest Spanish-speaking country in South America.
- Spanish invaders weren't able to conquer this indigenous group, which resides in Southern Chile and Argentina.
- This is one of the few South American countries that the Andes don't touch. (Paraguay, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are the others.)
- Throughout its history enslaved Africans and indentured servants from Indonesia, China, and India made this country ethnically diverse.
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- Which South American country has the largest reserves of oil?
- What is the chunkiest chunk on the continent of South America? (hint: it is also not impressed with you)
- How do you say "Equator" in Spanish?
- This desert near the Andes is one of the oldest and driest on Earth. It's also one of the best places to view space.
- Meaning "high plain" in Spanish, this region has large cities, volcanoes, salt flats, mines, and is also home to many llamas.
- Which capital city has the highest elevation in the world?
- On the border of Argentina and Brazil is a chain of 275 cascades. What is this place called?
- This city has had people living in it for more than 3,000 years.
- This city in Argentina is called "El Fin del Mundo."
20 Clues: How do you say "Equator" in Spanish? • What do you call a baby guanaco, alpaca, and llama? • What's the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere? • This city in Argentina is called "El Fin del Mundo." • People in this country speak both Spanish and Guaraní. • It's the only European territory in continental America. • ...
15 KEY TERMS PEOPLE 2023-05-22
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- A U.S. NAVY BASE BUILT IN HAWAII IN 1887 THAT BECAME A COALING STATION FOR REFUELING AMERICAN SHIPS
- LAW THAT ENDED U.S. MILITARY RULE IN PUERTO RICO
- SECRETARY OF STATE WHO ISSUED THE OPEN DOOR NOTES WHICH OPENED UP TRADE WITH CHINA
- COMMODORE IN THE U.S. NAVY WHOL LED THE ATTACK IN THE PACIFIC DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.
- POLICY OF EXTENDING A NATION'S AUTHORITY OVER OTHER COUNTRIES BY ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, OR MILITARY MEANS
- SPANISH GENERAL, HE USED HARSH TACTICS TO PUT DOWN THE REBELLION IN CUBA
- DIPLOMACY BY THE U.S. THAT USED OUR ECONOMIC POWER TO INFLUENCE OTHER COUNTRIES
- ARTIFICIAL WATERWAY CUT THROUGH THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA TO PROVIDE A SHORTCUT BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIIFIC OCEANS
- AMERICAN ARMY COMMANDER WHO WENT AFTER PANCHO VILLA
- QUEEN OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OPPOSED THE ANNEXATION BY THE U.S., BUT LOST POWER
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- HILL THAT BECAME THE SITE OF A KEY VICTORY BY THE AMERICAN INFANTRY DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
- 1900 REBELLION IN WHICH MEMBERS OF A CHINESE SECRET SOCIETY SOUGHT TO FREE THEIR COUNTRY FROM WESTERN INFLUENCE
- ENDED THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
- PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC IN 1899
- CUBAN WRITER AND INDEPENDENCE FIGHTER, BECAME A SYMBOL OF CUBA'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
- VOLUNTEER CAVALRY REGIMENT COMMANDED BY LEONARD WOOD AND TEDDY ROOSEVELT THAT FOUGHT IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
- THE USE OF SENSATIONALIZED AND EXAGGERATED REPORTING BY NEWSPAPERS OR MAGAZINES TO ATTRACT READERS
- A U.S WARSHIP THAT MYSTERIOUSLY EXPLODED AND SANK IN THE HARBOR OF HAVANA, CUBA
- COUNTRY WHOSE AFFAIRS ARE PARTIALLY CONTROLLED BY A STRONGER POWER
- U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER LINCOLN AND JOHNSON, HE NEGOTIATED THE PURCHASE OF ALSAKA FROM RUSSIA
- U.S. ADMIRAL; HE ADVOCATED FOR THE CREATION OF A MODERN U.S. NAVY
21 Clues: ENDED THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR • PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC IN 1899 • LAW THAT ENDED U.S. MILITARY RULE IN PUERTO RICO • AMERICAN ARMY COMMANDER WHO WENT AFTER PANCHO VILLA • U.S. ADMIRAL; HE ADVOCATED FOR THE CREATION OF A MODERN U.S. NAVY • COUNTRY WHOSE AFFAIRS ARE PARTIALLY CONTROLLED BY A STRONGER POWER • ...
AP Chapter 7 2023-11-07
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- An imaginary line down the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, allocating lands to the east for Portugal and to the west for Spain
- A French colony founded by Champlain in North America.
- Portuguese explorer who led the first naval expedition from Europe to India
- While searching for this elusive trade route, the French established fur trade in Canada
- This British colony vanished in present day North Carolina
- Spanish explorer who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico
- Years before Europeans, peoples from Polynesia and Melanesia explored this body of water
- Voyagers from this African state sailed the Atlantic Ocean prior to Europeans
- This English Queen commissioned Sir Francis Drake to raid Spanish silver ships
- Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru
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- Led an expedition to sail around the Americas and across the Pacific
- A Portuguese prince who devoted his life to maritime exploration
- Aztec emperor who died while in custody of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
- Funded by the Dutch East India Company, this man founded New Amsterdam
- A region of West Africa named for its gold exports
- Having to do with the sea as well as ocean travel
- Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru
- Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru
- A 15th century Portuguese ship used to explore the west coast of Africa
- A 16th century Dutch cargo ship
- This was the first European group to successfully cross the Atlantic
- Genoese mariner who reestablished contact between people of Americas with the Old World
- Portuguese explorer who led the first trip around the southern tip of Africa
23 Clues: A 16th century Dutch cargo ship • Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru • Having to do with the sea as well as ocean travel • A region of West Africa named for its gold exports • Spanish explorer who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico • A French colony founded by Champlain in North America. • This British colony vanished in present day North Carolina • ...
Spanish Colonial Era Vocab 2024-10-28
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- a Catholic living under vows to God
- Spanish priest who supported the establishment of missions in east Texas. His work and attempts to get the French involved with the missions led to permanent European occupation of Texas
- The country trying to colonize Texas
- Spanish priest who helped establish the first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas
- the process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country
- the state where this era mainly took place
- a Spanish fort or military outpost oftentimes designed to protect the missions
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- Mission destroyed by the Comanche
- This report suggested closing down the missions
- The country Spain was beefing with
- Spanish settlements designed to convert Native American tribes to Christianity
- the faith and practice of the Catholic church
12 Clues: Mission destroyed by the Comanche • The country Spain was beefing with • a Catholic living under vows to God • The country trying to colonize Texas • the state where this era mainly took place • the faith and practice of the Catholic church • This report suggested closing down the missions • the process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country • ...
Mod 10: Lesson 4 2022-10-28
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- Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Peru; founder of Lima, from 1530 to 1533. He conquered the Inca Empire
- where did Columbus originally want to go?
- a grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas
- Spanish conquistador (1485-1547); he defeated the Aztec Empire, conquering Mexico for Spain.
- New Mexican pueblo ruler. Led a rebellion against the Spanish (1680)
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- a land controlled by another nation
- a conqueror, one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
- he was taken prisoner by Pizarro after refusing to accept Christianity and surrender his empire to the Spanish conquistadors, Spanish killed him and took control of his empire
- slave-hunting expeditions that explored western brazil, searching for natives to be put to work.
- mixed Spanish and Native American population
10 Clues: a land controlled by another nation • where did Columbus originally want to go? • mixed Spanish and Native American population • a grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas • New Mexican pueblo ruler. Led a rebellion against the Spanish (1680) • a conqueror, one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century • ...
Chapter 11 Vocab Review 2022-05-03
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- capital city of the Aztecs, known for its many canals and floating gardens
- yellowish metal the Spanish were extremely interested in extracting from the New World
- Central American empire eventually defeated and conquered by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish
- something Cortes forced all his soldiers to do in 6 months or else they would lose their encomienda
- deadly disease that weakened the Aztec Empire during their battles with the Spanish
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- new economic system established by the Spanish that effectively enslaved native peoples
- Catholic religious order that took vows of poverty and helped to convert the Aztecs to Christianity
- Spanish Royal official appointed to control and govern the colonies and ensure taxes are paid
- Spanish Conquistador famous for leading the conquest of Mexico
- powerful gunpowder-firearm used by Spanish in the 1500s
10 Clues: powerful gunpowder-firearm used by Spanish in the 1500s • Spanish Conquistador famous for leading the conquest of Mexico • capital city of the Aztecs, known for its many canals and floating gardens • deadly disease that weakened the Aztec Empire during their battles with the Spanish • ...
Chapter 14 2013-01-10
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- A contract between the Spanish crown and a private individual giving the latter exclusive rights to import a stipulated number of slaves into Spanish American colonies
- A system by which the Spanish crown allowed colonists to employ Indians for forced labor
- The exclusive control over production or supply of a commodity or service
- Luther's exposition of his beliefs and differences with the Catholic Church, posted publicly as a challenge to Church authority
- A large rural estate in Spanish America, originating with Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century
- Stock exchange
- A system of forced labor in Peru by which Indian communities were required to give a set number of laborers for public work
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- An economic system characterized by private control over decisions on prices
- Portugal sought souls for this religion in Africa
- An economic policy of non-interference by government in the working of the market and the economic affairs of individuals
- A concession from the Spanish crown to a colonist giving permission to take tribute from a specified number of Indians living in a certain area
- They began sugar cultivation in Brazil in 1560
- The military dictator of Japan, a hereditary title held my three families between 1192 and 1867
- An agricultural worker or peasant bound to the land and legally dependent on the lord
- Any protestants in France in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. There legal status changed according to the wishes of the monarch
15 Clues: Stock exchange • They began sugar cultivation in Brazil in 1560 • Portugal sought souls for this religion in Africa • The exclusive control over production or supply of a commodity or service • An economic system characterized by private control over decisions on prices • An agricultural worker or peasant bound to the land and legally dependent on the lord • ...
Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-02
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- What is the Spanish word for "parade"?
- What is the Spanish word for "hat"?
- What is the Spanish word for "music"?
- What is the Spanish word for "sing"?
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- What is the Spanish word for "dance"?
- What is the Spanish word for "party"?
- What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
- What is the Spanish word for "food"?
8 Clues: What is the Spanish word for "hat"? • What is the Spanish word for "food"? • What is the Spanish word for "sing"? • What is the Spanish word for "dance"? • What is the Spanish word for "party"? • What is the Spanish word for "music"? • What is the Spanish word for "parade"? • What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
school subjects 2024-05-22
Explorers Crossword 2022-12-02
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- a Spanish conquistador that conquered the Inca
- sailed to South America and explored the Amazon
- explored Brazil for Portugal
- had a river in New York and a bay in Canada named after him, he explored for the English
- leader of first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
- explored the southeastern United States for Spain
- explored Canada for France
- first to sail around the southern end of Africa
- lead an expedition from New Spain north into present day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas looking looking for riches for the Spanish
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- a Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
- sailed north from the Caribbean and explored Florida for the Spanish
- born in Italy, sailed for England, and explored the coast of Canada
- was looking for a new route to Asia, landed in the Caribbean instead
- explored the area of North America that is now the border of USA and Canada
- first to sail around Africa to India
- explored the west coast of the United States
16 Clues: explored Canada for France • explored Brazil for Portugal • first to sail around Africa to India • explored the west coast of the United States • a Spanish conquistador that conquered the Inca • sailed to South America and explored the Amazon • first to sail around the southern end of Africa • a Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs • ...
el pelo 2024-12-12
Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-09
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- - Indigenous Philippine boat
- - Spanish term for fragileocracy
- - Exchange of goods and services
- - Traditional farming method involving slash-and-burn
- - Noble class in ancient Philippine society
- - Filipino custom of communal work
- - Exchange of goods and services without barriers
- - Military weapons such as cannons and guns
- - Mythical creature in Filipino folklore
- - Ancient Filipino script
- - Filipino amulet believed to provide protection
- - Traditional Filipino alcoholic beverage
- - Process of settling and establishing control over a territory
- - System of government by the people
- - Body art often done with ink
- - Traditional Filipino boat with colorful sails
- - Mythical bird in Maranao culture
- - One-tenth part of income given to support the church
- - Application of knowledge for practical purposes
- - Filipino poetic debate
- - Spanish policy of concentrating indigenous people into settlements
- - Traditional Filipino headdress
- - Educated Filipino elite during Spanish colonial period
- - Spanish-born residents of the Philippines
- - Historic trade route between Manila and Acapulco
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- - Traditional Filipino genre of poetry
- - Systematic study of the natural world
- - Folklore or legend in Filipino culture
- - Group of individuals living together in a community
- - Traditional Filipino marketplace
- - Traditional Filipino nobleman
- - Traditional Filipino carts pulled by water buffalo
- - Ancient Indian language influencing Filipino culture
- - Filipino mourning and prayer ritual
- - Ancient Filipino boat
- - Resistance movement against Japanese occupation
- - Policy of extending a nation's authority through territorial acquisition
- - Quick-service restaurants
- - Period without war
- - Chief deity in ancient Philippine mythology
- - Filipino term for dried fish
- - Levy imposed by the government
- - Military tactic of irregular warfare
- - Act of freeing from slavery or oppression
- - Term used for indigenous Filipino people
- - Wide, tree-lined streets often found in cities
- - Head or leader in Spanish colonial Philippines
- - Large sailing ships used in trade and war
- - Filipino pre-wedding custom
- - Filipino dish often marinated in vinegar and soy sauce
- - Spanish term for Filipino-born Spaniards
- - Public crier in traditional Filipino communities
52 Clues: - Period without war • - Ancient Filipino boat • - Filipino poetic debate • - Ancient Filipino script • - Quick-service restaurants • - Indigenous Philippine boat • - Filipino pre-wedding custom • - Filipino term for dried fish • - Body art often done with ink • - Traditional Filipino nobleman • - Spanish term for fragileocracy • - Exchange of goods and services • ...
Food: And all Relates Adjectives + Verbs 2024-04-22
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- In Spanish to say "you want", you say "tu _________"
- In Spanish to sway "we try", you say "nosotros ___________"
- This describes food that is SWEET like sugar.
- "I like" in Spanish as in "_____ _________ la manzana"
- This food group includes pollo, bistec and tocino.
- This describes food that is HOT in temperature.
- Ms. Buckey has to have 3 of these a day to keep her energy up.
- These orange fruits pair well in a juice you may have for breakfast.
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- When you want something, you say "yo ___________."
- "She tries" in Spanish
- This yellow fruit is tropical and goes in a frozen drink.
- When something is SPICY like salsa.
- One of these fruits a day keeps the doctor away
- This type of meat pairs well with breakfast.
- This goes well with many things like nachos and tacos, but do not eat it if you are lactose intolerant.
15 Clues: "She tries" in Spanish • When something is SPICY like salsa. • This type of meat pairs well with breakfast. • This describes food that is SWEET like sugar. • One of these fruits a day keeps the doctor away • This describes food that is HOT in temperature. • When you want something, you say "yo ___________." • This food group includes pollo, bistec and tocino. • ...
The King's Fifth Vocabulary 2025-10-21
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- An instrument used at sea for taking the altitude of a celestial body
- A system of mountain ranges often consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains
- Marked by ease and fluency
- A disposition to be merciful; an act of leniency
- A piece of armor covering the body from neck to girdle
- A medieval/Renaissance Spanish copper coin and monetary unit
- A man's close fitting jacket worn especially during the Renaissance
- A book of sailing directions with charts and descriptions of harbors and coasts
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- A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water
- The chief administrative and judicial officer of a Spanish town
- A musket equipped with a slow-burning cord to ignite the charge
- A level, open stretch of paved or grassy ground
- A Spanish or Mexican gentleman
- A Spanish word meaning vulture
- One who has the exclusive right or legal title to something: owner
15 Clues: Marked by ease and fluency • A Spanish or Mexican gentleman • A Spanish word meaning vulture • A level, open stretch of paved or grassy ground • A disposition to be merciful; an act of leniency • A piece of armor covering the body from neck to girdle • A medieval/Renaissance Spanish copper coin and monetary unit • ...
Effects of European Exploration Review 2020-04-06
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- People of Native and African descent, lowest class in Spanish Colonial Society.
- Land and native populations given away to Conquistadors and soldiers. (Spanish plantations)
- Indigenous People conquered by Cortes that suffered effects of enslavement and loss of culture.
- Fought for the rights of Native populations under Spanish control but led to increased African slavery.
- King of the Kongo who was tricked into an uneven trade with the Portuguese which depopulated his nation.
- The flow around the world of plants, animals and microorganisms from one region to the next.
- a former slave who purchased his freedom and brought awareness to the plight of enslaved Africans in his autobiography.
- A 3 leg trade between Europe, Africa and the New World.
- The medicinal plant from the New World that cured diseases like Malaria.
- Spanish people who were born in the New World.
- Transferred raw materials like cash crops to Europe.
- Indigenous people who were living in the Greater Antilles and the generosity and Old World diseases sealed their fate.
- Commodities that were cultivated by slave labor on plantations in the New World. Ex. Tobacco, sugar, cotton, etc.
- The second leg of the trade that had horrific and inhumane conditions for Africans.
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- This group suffered effects such as dehumanization, abuse and loss of a generation.
- Last king of the Aztecs, whose wars prior to Spanish Exploration, led to easy allies for the Spaniards.
- A disease from the Old World that had decimated the Native populations that contracted it.
- Transferred manufactured goods like guns and rum to Africa.
- Transferred mainly Slaves to the New World but also gum and ivory.
- Indigenous people conquered by Pizarro and suffered effects of forced labor in mines and conversion to Christianity.
- Last emperor of the Incas was killed even after his ransom of gold and silver, was paid to Pizarro.
- Spanish people who were born in Spain living in the colonies.
- People of Native and European descent, second class citizens.
- This region includes Europe, Africa and Asia
24 Clues: This region includes Europe, Africa and Asia • Spanish people who were born in the New World. • Transferred raw materials like cash crops to Europe. • A 3 leg trade between Europe, Africa and the New World. • Transferred manufactured goods like guns and rum to Africa. • Spanish people who were born in Spain living in the colonies. • ...
Ch. 3 Spanish Exploration 2013-08-20
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- First Spanish colony?
- The number of known continents in the world in the early 1400's?
- Conquered the Indian nation of the Aztecs?
- Term meaning to travel all the way around the globe?
- Where Columbus thought he had landed on his voyage?
- His travels from Europe to Asia for spice trade inspired explorers?
- The explorer whose expedition enabled the world to know two new continents?
- Earliest group believed to have sailed to North America?
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- Whose culture can be seen from Texas to the Southwest?
- Group Las Casas suggested as a solution to enslavement of Natives?
- First Spanish colony on the mainland (Florida) of North America?
- Conquered the Indian nation of the Incas?
- The prevailing view of how early Asians may have gotten to the Americas?
- Spanish conquistadors wanted to spread this to natives and other non-believers?
- Crossed Panama to the Pacific Ocean?
15 Clues: First Spanish colony? • Crossed Panama to the Pacific Ocean? • Conquered the Indian nation of the Incas? • Conquered the Indian nation of the Aztecs? • Where Columbus thought he had landed on his voyage? • Term meaning to travel all the way around the globe? • Whose culture can be seen from Texas to the Southwest? • ...
ExploThe Europeans Explorers crossword 2022-12-07
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- father of new france discovered lake champlain betwwen nys and vt
- was a famous cartographer the americas are named for him
- a spanish conquistador destroyed aztec empire in mexico
- de soto sailed for spain discovered missisipi river
- sailed for portugal reached the cape of good hope
- opened the navigation school in portugal
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- sialed for france founded the st lawrance river, wich led to the great lakes
- sailed for portugal first to find an all water route to india around Africa in 1490
- sailed for spanish discovered new world in 1492
- spanish word for conquerer
- england france and the netherlands were looking for it
- a spanish sailer conquered the incan empire in peru
- sailed for englanch and nether lands discovered hudson bay
- sailed for spain first voyage to sail completely around the world
- an italian who was the first to land in north america
15 Clues: spanish word for conquerer • opened the navigation school in portugal • sailed for spanish discovered new world in 1492 • sailed for portugal reached the cape of good hope • a spanish sailer conquered the incan empire in peru • de soto sailed for spain discovered missisipi river • an italian who was the first to land in north america • ...
Sight Words, Lists #1 - #3 2022-09-30
9 Clues: Spanish: playa • _____'s my pen! • Please ______ here. • Spanish: Que? Cual? • I _____ one sister. • ____ out your computers. • Spanish: nosotros, nosotras • Let's _____ our computers now. • Spanish: tu, su (tu lapiz, su lapiz)
Foreign words 2024-01-23
9 Clues: Spanish for cat • Spanish for book • French for Hello • Spanish for ruler • Spanish for autumn • German for Morning • French for thank you • German for thank you • Dutch for good morning
Texas history work 2020-10-13
13 Clues: mixed • water • change • big gun • a religion • cannon walls • two thing apart • mexican american • spanish conqueror • spanish structure • concerts organizer • member of religion • a group of very impotant people
Revision Yr7 2021-06-04
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- The maths teacher (short versión of maths and teacher)
- I live in Kettering with my mum
- in the photo there is/are
- I will travel and I will learn Spanish
- in the future I will go to university
- I like my science teacher (short version of teacher)
- (the) Maths – plural
- I want to be a nurse
- my school is called
- my brother and my sister
- IT
- a granddad
- I would like to be an engineer (female)
- I like
- the sister is short
- I hate
- I couldn’t have a better teacher
- a big family
- (the) English
- I will do a degree in science
- it is located in corby
- I study
- a grandma
- because he explains really well
- because she is funny
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- DT
- because he is mean/not nice
- I like Geography because it is interesting
- because I’m passionate about helping people.
- I don’t like
- shouts all the time
- I love my Spanish teachers (teacher of Spanish)
- a mum
- When I am older I will be a carpenter (male)
- a brother
- the dad is tall
- If my dreams come true,
- I hate history because it is boring (remember to ensure your adjective matches your noun – gender/plural)
- I prefer Spanish because I am good at it
- he is four years old
- I hate my DT teacher
- because it would be interesting
- (the) Spanish
- I love
- because I am creative (male).
- I have a dog
- I will earn a lot of money
- a dad
- strict (plural and masculine)
- art
- a sister
- (the) ScienceS – plural
52 Clues: DT • IT • art • a mum • a dad • I love • I like • I hate • I study • a sister • a brother • a grandma • a granddad • I don’t like • I have a dog • a big family • (the) Spanish • (the) English • the dad is tall • shouts all the time • my school is called • the sister is short • (the) Maths – plural • I want to be a nurse • he is four years old • I hate my DT teacher • because she is funny • it is located in corby • ...
World Exploration 2021-11-08
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- a system of labor the Spanish used in the Americas; Spanish landowners had the right, as granted by Queen Isabella, to use Native Americans as laborers
- the way of life a people follows
- beyond or across the sea
- goods that are sold to other countries
- a set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century; it held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver
- a small,fast,maneuverable ship that had a large cargo hold and usually three masts with lateen sails
- a settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control
- a labor system that the Spanish administrators in Peru used to draft native people to work
- a large agricultural estate
- a person born on the Iberian Peninsula; typically, a Spanish or Portuguese official who resided temporarily in Latin America for political and economic gain and then returned to Europe
- Aztec Emperor
- a person of European descent born in Latin America and living there permanently
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- a leader in the Spanish conquest of America
- launched the first great European voyages of exploration
- business where stocks, or a share of ownership in a company, are bought and owned by shareholders
- payments made to support enterprises a government thinks are beneficial
- the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
- to select for some purpose; to conscript
- the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
- people with all their abilities and efforts; work performed by people that provides the goods or services in an economy
20 Clues: Aztec Emperor • beyond or across the sea • a large agricultural estate • the way of life a people follows • goods that are sold to other countries • to select for some purpose; to conscript • a leader in the Spanish conquest of America • launched the first great European voyages of exploration • payments made to support enterprises a government thinks are beneficial • ...
Spanish Final Project- 4th hour Taylor Baird 2022-03-02
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- the only addition letter of the spanish alphabet
- this temperature is warmer than normal
- Asking what time in the future something will happen or will end at
- A one word farewell to use at the end of a conversation
- Longest country in the world
- Sounds like the English sound of the letter “H”
- the son of my mothers sister
- madre- my father’s wife
- the color of the sky and ocean
- A certain time of day response
- Air moving fastly at most times
- a way to greet someone in the early hours of the day
- Longest spelled day of the week in spanish
- The bushy hair on people’s faces
- the First day of the spanish week
- The country where the Incas settled
- sounds like dice
- The color of most house and summer lawns
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- There is a spanish celebration at this age
- A way to ask what the time is
- this temperature is colder than normal
- Asking someone's feelings in a conversation
- The last month out of the year
- has no sound
- The third month of the year
- a simple way to speak to greet someone
- Borders the United States
- the brother of my mother
- The only false cognate out of the 12 months
- What humans walk on
- Equal or Equal to
- The Color of the clouds in the sky
- How to greet yourself to someone else
- The strongest part of the human body
- the first official letter of the alphabet
- the last day of the week in spanish
36 Clues: has no sound • sounds like dice • Equal or Equal to • What humans walk on • madre- my father’s wife • the brother of my mother • Borders the United States • The third month of the year • Longest country in the world • the son of my mothers sister • A way to ask what the time is • The last month out of the year • the color of the sky and ocean • A certain time of day response • ...
Tek ko_04.05.25 (vol 3) 2025-04-04
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- last color in the rainbow arc
- "Je t'aime"
- Reynolds or Gosling
- a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
- morning meal
- "_____ Slytherin": one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
- meal that is either breakfast or lunch
- Spanish "madre" in English
- bella or hermosa or gwapa
- (log 10)+(log 10000)+("X")+("XI")+(cos 90)
- "...____ give me hope, the strength, the will to keep on..."
- "...If a _____ paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you..."
- "G" in LPG
- a feminine name of Japanese origin meaning "truth" or "reason"
- Spanish "verde" in English
- evening meal
- "____ken": Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games
- a dozen minus two
- food prepared by coagulating soy milk
- "knight" in the chess pieces
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- "mi manchi"
- first color in the rainbow arc
- "calling birds" or "D Artagnan and the Three Musketeers" or "a third of a dozen"
- "...And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?", And I say, "Yes, you look ______ ______...."
- a recording of an image or of moving images
- "____eract": octachoron, or cubic prism
- "...rock a bye _____, on the tree top..."
- "____pack": to pack tightly or to excess
- Spanish "padre" in English
- Spanish "azul" in English
- Geometry or Trigonometry or Calculus
- Banner or Wayne
- "kundol" or "wax gourd"
- average in statistics (eg median, mode)
- "pork ______": Spanish "liempo" in English
- midday meal
- "...Don't take it away from me, Because you don't know what it means ____ ____..."
- "...We are the _____. We are the children..."
38 Clues: "G" in LPG • "mi manchi" • "Je t'aime" • midday meal • morning meal • evening meal • Banner or Wayne • a dozen minus two • Reynolds or Gosling • "kundol" or "wax gourd" • Spanish "azul" in English • bella or hermosa or gwapa • Spanish "padre" in English • Spanish "madre" in English • Spanish "verde" in English • "knight" in the chess pieces • last color in the rainbow arc • ...
the Atlantic world 2024-10-18
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- conquered the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla.
- the dominant economic system from the 16th century to the 18th century
- an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family
- his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
- pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French
- a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
- a system of exchange in which Europe supplied Africa and the Americas with finished goods
- the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade
- a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
- overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
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- a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain
- kicked off in the Age of Discovery
- was the last effective Inca emperor before his capture and execution during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
- a business owned by its shareholders, who can buy and sell shares freely.
- two-way exchanges between the Americas and Europe/Africa
- transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas.
- a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent.
- he term used to refer to Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and explorers.
- America's first permanent English colony
20 Clues: kicked off in the Age of Discovery • America's first permanent English colony • two-way exchanges between the Americas and Europe/Africa • conquered the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla. • a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain • the dominant economic system from the 16th century to the 18th century • ...
chapter 3-4 vocab words 2019-08-27
Across
- system,slave,labor
- conquistador,deafeatedInca
- Spanish,explorer
- treaty,Spain,Portugal
- Portuguese,supporter,exploration
- explorer,Portugal,India
- lands,controlled,nations
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- company,Dutch,Asia
- Spaniard,conquistador,defeatedAztec
- mixed,Spanish,NativeAmerican,person
- Italian,explorer,Americas
- Portuguese,explorer,Africa
- claimedbyfrance
- lastIncanRuler
14 Clues: lastIncanRuler • claimedbyfrance • Spanish,explorer • system,slave,labor • company,Dutch,Asia • treaty,Spain,Portugal • explorer,Portugal,India • lands,controlled,nations • Italian,explorer,Americas • conquistador,deafeatedInca • Portuguese,explorer,Africa • Portuguese,supporter,exploration • Spaniard,conquistador,defeatedAztec • mixed,Spanish,NativeAmerican,person
Major Figures 2021-12-14
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- He wrote the “Manual for Constructing Scenes and Machines in Theatre” which is the most referenced piece for stagecraft, scenery, and perspective
- dramatist aide from Shakespeare who is known for his tragedies “The White Devil” and “The Duchess of Malfi”
- actor who gained popularity through his work as the first player of many major Shakespeare plays. His roles include Richard the 3rd, Romeo, Hamlet, and Macbeth.
- world-renown poet and dramatist who influenced the works of many playwrights written in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- painter and architect who developed the “Complete Works on Architecture and Perspective” which had great influence on European architecture
- another dramatist who collaborated with various artists (like Francis Beaumont) on tragedies and comedies.
- His most famous works include Volpone, The Silent Woman, and Every Man in His Humour
- well-known critic who translated various dramatic pieces included Aristotle’s Poetics
- founder and performer of Compagnia dei Gelosi which was the most known commedia dell'arte troupes
- poet and playwright who collaborated with various writers on comedies and tragedies
- a group of dramatists who influenced the notion of plays about diversity and quality. Include Robert green, Thomas Nashe, Thomas Lodge, George Peele, and Christopher Marlowe
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- Spanish dramatist and poet who succeeded Lope de Vega and further developed spanish golden age theatre
- Spanish dramatist, monk, and poet known for originating the popular character Don Juan
- Spanish scholar, nun, poet, and dramatist known for her writings of the first feminist manifesto
- one of the most famous commedia dell’arte companies who performed for royal houses and expanded traditional commedia across Europe
- Italian designer and engineer who moved to madrid to produce theatrical pieces for the royal court.
- architect and designer known for founding traditional architecture in England. His work includes the Banqueting House at Whitehall and the Queen’s Chapel
- Italian designer and engineer with notable inventions are the revolving stage and chariot-and-pole system
- Spanish poet, novelist, and playwright known as a key figure of Baroque Literature
- English dramatist who developed plot structure allowing plays to have a middle and final climax
- controversial poet and Shakespeare’s successor, Marlowe was known for his discovery and implementation of unrhymed iambic pentameter
- comedic actor and movement specialist known for his original casting in Shakespeare’s dramas.
- Spanish author and the precursor to the golden age of Spanish theatre/ He aided in the popularity of humorous plays.
23 Clues: Spanish poet, novelist, and playwright known as a key figure of Baroque Literature • poet and playwright who collaborated with various writers on comedies and tragedies • His most famous works include Volpone, The Silent Woman, and Every Man in His Humour • well-known critic who translated various dramatic pieces included Aristotle’s Poetics • ...
Topic 2. Lesson 1:Quiz Review 2023-01-16
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- The reason Spain trained natives and used colony and society organization.
- One of the impacts of New Spain on the americas before parts of it became the U.S.A.
- The short name or advertisment of Spain's three phrase motivation in the new world "gold, glory, god".
- eventual U.S.A state that became home to the 1st European colony of the "americas".
- The reason why laws written to help natives in New Spain did not work.
- total number of levels in Spanish colonial society
- One of the unseen reasons Aztec lost to the Spanish, also a particular set of beliefs.
- The feeling that some Aztec and Inca had toward their empires because of civic conflict and being conquered by neighboring tribes.
- Shortened name of Spain's most popular type of colony in New Spain.
- parts of New Spain that were in the americas before the U.S.A existed.
- The continent where slaves came from to replace native american workers in New Spain.
- The type of wealth Cortez was interested in.
- The adjective to describe the type of workforce the New Spain colonies need. Opposite of natives dying easily due to disease. Also the opposite of "rickety".
- Category of all seen advantages of the Spanish vs the Aztec and Inca.
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- The business of creating colonies. Also Spain's focus in section 3 of the lesson.
- Number of settlement types that were run in New Spain.
- The ocean the was crossed for slave trade in africa.
- the result of most of Spain's expeditions in the americas. Also cause them to refocus on colonies.
- The human essence of our personal ancestry or heritage. Also samples of it are taken at some Dr. appointments.
- probably the biggest and most long last negative consequence of Spanish colonies in the "americas".
- Action native took against the Spanish when their ways of life were not honored.
- Type of Spanish colony that could protect all others. Answer in english version of the word.
- a New Spain system that gave Spanish settlers all of the advantages and all the disadvantages to the natives.
- adverb that means to cross, extend through or beyond.
- Africans had previous ------- to European disease and therefore less likely to die.
- This is the shortest version of what Bartolome de Las Casa compared natives to in his essay "Tear of Indians".
- the second phase of Spain's focus in the "new world" after the conquering was done.
- One of the two main focuses of a pueblo style colony. Also means agriculture.
28 Clues: The type of wealth Cortez was interested in. • total number of levels in Spanish colonial society • The ocean the was crossed for slave trade in africa. • adverb that means to cross, extend through or beyond. • Number of settlement types that were run in New Spain. • Shortened name of Spain's most popular type of colony in New Spain. • ...
Unit 5 Exploration Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-08
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- People who are half Spanish and half African
- People who are half Spanish and half native
- Spanish conquistador; famous for destroying the Aztecs
- Explorer who sailed for the English and the Dutch and claimed two bodies of water that are now named for him
- Explorer who sailed for Portugal; known for pioneering a water route to India around the Cape of Good Hope
- Government grants; only used by the wealthiest nations
- Pure blooded Spaniards born in the New World
- Spanish conquistador and explorer who destroyed the Inca
- Early English explorer; explored the coastlines of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New England; made the first claims for England
- Explorer who sailed for Portugal and claimed Brazil after realizing part of it was on Portugal's side of the line
- Explorer who sailed for France; sailed the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the lad for his king
- Explorer who sailed for France; sailed down the St. Lawrence River and claimed the region of New France
- Explorer who sailed for England and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his daring raids as a sea dog
- economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods that they bought
- Navigational instruments developed during the Renaissance and used during the Age of Exploration
- Explorer who sailed for Portugal; known for sailing to the Cape of Good Hope
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- Explorer who sailed for Spain; known for sailing west in attempt to reach India
- Explorer who sailed for Spain; claimed Florida while looking for the Fountain of Youth
- A line created by the Pope that split the Atlantic Ocean down the middle; Portugal got control of everything east of the line, while Spain got control of everything west of the line
- The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas
- Import tax (on foreign goods)
- Explorer who sailed for France; established Quebec as the first French colony
- Labor system used by the Spanish on the natives
- a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship.
- A type of company formed when private investors pool their money together to form a company
- Government officials that governed over Spanish settlements in the New World; this position could only be held by Peninsulars
- Native or local
- English pirates
28 Clues: Native or local • English pirates • Import tax (on foreign goods) • People who are half Spanish and half native • People who are half Spanish and half African • Pure blooded Spaniards born in the New World • Labor system used by the Spanish on the natives • a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship. • Spanish conquistador; famous for destroying the Aztecs • ...
The Spanish-American War 2017-10-27
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- He was a Cuban rebel leader
- a Spanish colony during this era
- Held many colonies in the Caribbean
- main port city in Cuba
- Brutal Spanish general known as The Butcher.
- Spanish troops put Cuban civilians into these to control rebels
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- method of warfare such as ambushes
- American entrepreneurs invested $50 million dollars into these
- Spanish for "Free Cuba!"
- Cuban rebels were seeking this from Spain
- American battleship sent to Cuba to protect American citizens
11 Clues: main port city in Cuba • Spanish for "Free Cuba!" • He was a Cuban rebel leader • a Spanish colony during this era • method of warfare such as ambushes • Held many colonies in the Caribbean • Cuban rebels were seeking this from Spain • Brutal Spanish general known as The Butcher. • American battleship sent to Cuba to protect American citizens • ...
Exploring the Americas 2021-09-27
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- a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church
- The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
- a town and center of trade in Spanish America
- a narrow water passage between larger bodies of water
- a fleet of warships
- a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans
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- a movement rejecting or changing some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and establishing the Protestant churches
- Spanish Explorer
- navigation aid that shows the direction in which a person or vessel is traveling
- to go around completely
- a fort in Spanish America
- resistance
12 Clues: resistance • Spanish Explorer • a fleet of warships • to go around completely • a fort in Spanish America • a town and center of trade in Spanish America • a narrow water passage between larger bodies of water • The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems • a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church • ...
Early Exploration Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-22
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- a fort
- to travel completely around something
- empire in South America ended by the Spanish
- a religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans converted to Christianity
- empire in Central America ended by the Spanish
- when two or more groups or objects come together
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- traditional stories
- resistance of an organization to infection or disease
- a communal Native American structure; a town in Spanish-ruled lands
- a point of land that sticks out into water, much like a peninsula
- Spanish explorer in the America's during the 1500s
- to commit oneself or one's resources to something
12 Clues: a fort • traditional stories • to travel completely around something • empire in South America ended by the Spanish • empire in Central America ended by the Spanish • when two or more groups or objects come together • to commit oneself or one's resources to something • Spanish explorer in the America's during the 1500s • ...
The King’s Fifth Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-21
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- a severe squall of rain and wind especially along the west coast of Central America
- Root vegetables, sweet/ nutty flavor
- A brook/ creek
- a way to grow crops
- small, copper coin of Spain that was discontinued in 1814
- A type of tree or shrub native to North America, known for wood and pods
- another word for corn
- a gun that uses a burning cord to ignite gunpowder
- a type of donkey
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- a hurricane wind that occurs along the west coast of Mexico
- spanish word for lord, sir
- appellate court in Spain
- mountain ridge or chain
- Bones on fingers and toes of verterbrates
- Rallying cry
- Spanish word for “conduct”
- Spanish word for “a friend”
17 Clues: Rallying cry • A brook/ creek • a type of donkey • a way to grow crops • another word for corn • mountain ridge or chain • appellate court in Spain • spanish word for lord, sir • Spanish word for “conduct” • Spanish word for “a friend” • Root vegetables, sweet/ nutty flavor • Bones on fingers and toes of verterbrates • a gun that uses a burning cord to ignite gunpowder • ...
WHAP Unit 4 2024-04-26
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- three motives/reasons behind why governments started to fund maritime exploration
- an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets,
- the extensive movements of plants, animals, diseases, and peoples between the Old (Africa + Eurasia) and New Worlds (The Americas)
- large trading merchant ship operating in European waters (especially by the Portuguese) 14th- 17th century
- imperial dominance based on control of trade in an area rather than on control of subject peoples; practiced by Europeans in the Indian Ocean (especially Portuguese) as they took over trade from Arab and Muslim merchants who previously dominated trade
- economic system where nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold/silver and by exporting more goods than they imported
- Portuguese prince who promoted and funded the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.
- Ocean where new extensive trade began after the "discovery" of the Americas by Columbus
- labor system originated in the Incan Empire but was used by Spanish colonizers. It is a form of mandatory public service/labor that was done as a tribute to the government.
- labor system of large agricultural estates (like plantations) that were developed in the Spanish Empire in the Americas. Typically owned by wealthy landowners, and they were worked by indentured laborers, including indigenous people and African slaves
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- labor system established by the Spanish crown granted Spanish colonists the right to demand labor of a certain number of native peoples in the mines and fields.
- West African Empire made rich by selling gold, ivory, and enslaved people to Europeans
- form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay a loan within a certain timeframe.
- a business owned by its investors, with each investor owning a share of the company based on the amount that they've invested. Created to fund early maritime exploration
- A type of slavery where you are considered property
- Name for the Spaniards living in the Spanish colonies in America.at They were at the top of the Spanish hierarchy.
- a type of state-centered empire that used naval (sea) power to gain global dominance of territories in Asia, Africa, and America from 1450 to 1750.
- small, highly maneuverable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic; used for long voyages at great speed from 15th - 17th centuries; used for exploration, not trade
- the three-legged trade route that made up the Atlantic slave trade. The three stops in this trade network were in Europe, Africa, and the Americas
- a hierarchical system implemented in the Spanish colonies in the Americas that determined your status based on race and proximity to European heritage
20 Clues: A type of slavery where you are considered property • three motives/reasons behind why governments started to fund maritime exploration • West African Empire made rich by selling gold, ivory, and enslaved people to Europeans • Ocean where new extensive trade began after the "discovery" of the Americas by Columbus • ...
Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-02
Across
- What is the Spanish word for "parade"?
- What is the Spanish word for "hat"?
- What is the Spanish word for "music"?
- What is the Spanish word for "sing"?
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- What is the Spanish word for "dance"?
- What is the Spanish word for "party"?
- What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
- What is the Spanish word for "food"?
8 Clues: What is the Spanish word for "hat"? • What is the Spanish word for "food"? • What is the Spanish word for "sing"? • What is the Spanish word for "dance"? • What is the Spanish word for "party"? • What is the Spanish word for "music"? • What is the Spanish word for "parade"? • What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
Mara Sechrengost - Section 1 & 2 2020-10-19
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- land in the coast of virginia clamied by the colonists and named in honor of their king
- spanish forced native americans to work within this system; forced natives to farm, ranch, and mine for spanish landlords
- the incan ruler
- conquistador that marched a small army into south america; conquered the Incan Empire
- a dispute of land claims in the ohio valley led to this war between the british and french on the north american continent
- land controlled by another nation
- a Spaniard that landed on the shores of Mexico
- - Genoese sea captain that made a daring voyage from Spain in 1942
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- mixed spanish and native american
- the dutch holdings in north america
- the base of france's colonial empire in north america
- cortes and spanish explorers who followed him
- native american ruler; king philip
- group that founded a second english colony, plymouth, in massachusetts
- group that sought religious freedom from england's anglican church
15 Clues: the incan ruler • mixed spanish and native american • land controlled by another nation • native american ruler; king philip • the dutch holdings in north america • cortes and spanish explorers who followed him • a Spaniard that landed on the shores of Mexico • the base of france's colonial empire in north america • ...
Kathleen Farabaugh-Chapter 4-Sections 1 and 2 2020-10-19
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- the base of France´s colonial empire in Native America
- he was a Spaniard
- lands that are controlled by another nation
- a system where Spanish forced Native Americans to undergo a system where the natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords
- a group of people who founded a second English colony(Plymouth), persecuted for religious beliefs
- the Incan ruler that pizzaro and his army met
- sought religious freedom from England´s Anglican Church
- a man who marched a small force into South America.
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- a Genoese sea captain
- a Native American ruler who led an attack on colonial villages throughout Massachusetts.
- a dispute over Ohio Valley land claims
- cortes and the other Spanish explorers who followed him
- the holding of the Dutch in North America
- mixed Spanish and Native American populations
- land in Virginia that colonists claimed and named after their king
15 Clues: he was a Spaniard • a Genoese sea captain • a dispute over Ohio Valley land claims • the holding of the Dutch in North America • lands that are controlled by another nation • mixed Spanish and Native American populations • the Incan ruler that pizzaro and his army met • a man who marched a small force into South America. • ...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023-09-13
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- Mixing English and Spanish
- Hispanics have become the largest racial or ethnic group in this costal state
- Popular style of music influenced by hip hop, reggae, and other Caribbean music
- Famous Puerto Rican "Yankee" who helped popularize reggaeton
- A Disney character we don't talk about
- DC boasts the second largest population of _____ in the country
- Thank you in Spanish
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- Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm still ...
- A delicious thick corn tortilla stuffed with various fillings including meats, cheese, refried beans
- Hello in Spanish
- Bad Bunny might be his stage name, but his real name also starts with a "B"
- September 15 is the anniversary of what for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua?
- Goodbye in Spanish
- Both a style of music and a great pair to chips
- First Latina to serve on the Supreme Court (last name)
15 Clues: Hello in Spanish • Goodbye in Spanish • Thank you in Spanish • Mixing English and Spanish • A Disney character we don't talk about • Both a style of music and a great pair to chips • Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm still ... • First Latina to serve on the Supreme Court (last name) • Famous Puerto Rican "Yankee" who helped popularize reggaeton • ...
Chapter 3 - The Spanish Explore America 2023-10-13
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- the people and language of Spain
- state west of Texas and east of Arizona
- a Spanish mission in New Mexico; today it is a big city
- large state bordered by Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico
- a very big river; de Soto discovered it
- He looked for seven cities made of gold in 1540, but he never found them
- large state south of Oregon and west of Nevada
- The Spanish wanted the Indians to become members of this religion.
- In 1539, deSoto traveled here with 700 people to look for gold
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- to travel in another place and learn and discover new things
- In the 1500s, Spanish people wanted to live in America. They went to Mexico and ___________.
- places in Texas, California, and New Mexico where priests worked.
- country south of the United States
- They worked in the churches in the missions.
- He looked for gold in the Southeast U.S.
15 Clues: the people and language of Spain • country south of the United States • state west of Texas and east of Arizona • a very big river; de Soto discovered it • He looked for gold in the Southeast U.S. • They worked in the churches in the missions. • large state south of Oregon and west of Nevada • a Spanish mission in New Mexico; today it is a big city • ...
Art 2024-09-18
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- Las ________, 1656
- Art about the state of the world, popularized in 1960s
- ____ thing, piece by Damian Ortega
- One of Picasso's most famous murals, showcased on contemporary slide
- Name of our group :)
- Art about Mexican revolution
- Art in spanish
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- artistic in spanish
- Art about Spanish civil war
- An ancient method of making pots with clay
- Sculpture by Picasso
- ___ picasso
12 Clues: ___ picasso • Art in spanish • Las ________, 1656 • artistic in spanish • Name of our group :) • Sculpture by Picasso • Art about Spanish civil war • Art about Mexican revolution • ____ thing, piece by Damian Ortega • An ancient method of making pots with clay • Art about the state of the world, popularized in 1960s • ...
Absolutism 2025-10-01
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- their authority to rule came directly from god
- In the early 1600s, this French bishop defended the theory of divine right and royal absolutism
- Lope de Vega, one of Spain’s most famous figures, because he did lots of this.
- Religious wars between the Catholic majority and French peasants. This tore France apart.
- a form of government in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people he or she governs.
- He became the ruler of both the Spanish and Habsburg empires in the early 1500s
- This is what happened to the Spanish Empire after the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
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- A monarch who expanded Spanish influence, strengthened the Catholic church, and made his own power absolute.
- this empire included the German states of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Netherlands.
- This happened against the Inquisition in the 1560s.
- This person was one of the famous painters in this era. Known for making haunting religious pictures and striking portraits of Spanish nobles.
- To end English attacks and subdue the Dutch, Philip prepared a huge ______, or fleet, to carry a Spanish invasion of England.
- An isolated, somber palace outside Madrid that reflected the king's character.
13 Clues: their authority to rule came directly from god • This happened against the Inquisition in the 1560s. • Lope de Vega, one of Spain’s most famous figures, because he did lots of this. • An isolated, somber palace outside Madrid that reflected the king's character. • He became the ruler of both the Spanish and Habsburg empires in the early 1500s • ...
School Themed Puzzle 2024-11-07
13 Clues: USA • Math • Class • Sport • Gaming • 3.5 GPA • Festival • Language • Spanish teacher • Sponsor for NJHS • Number of USA States • Final time for Geoguessr • Main First Project in Science for Eighth Grade
Science and Technology and Nation Building 2023-10-23
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- - Spanish colonists born in the Philippines.
- - A mandatory financial charge or levy imposed by the government on individuals or businesses to fund public services.
- food - Quick-service restaurants offering ready-to-eat meals.
- - A Filipino alcoholic beverage made from coconut sap.
- - An ancient Indo-Aryan language that has had a significant influence on various Asian languages and cultures.
- - A system of government where citizens have a say in decision-making through voting and representation.
- - A popular Filipino dish made with meat (often pork or chicken) marinated and cooked in a sauce of vinegar, soy sauce, and spices.
- - A term used to describe the influence of Spanish friars in the Philippines during the colonial period.
- - Heavy weaponry used in warfare, such as cannons and guns.
- - The process of freeing individuals from slavery or oppression.
- - An amulet or charm believed to provide protection or supernatural powers.
- - A Filipino pre-wedding custom involving the groom's family visiting the bride's family to formalize the marriage.
- - Decorative pieces or ornaments.
- - A Filipino ceremony involving the placing of a headdress as a sign of respect or honor.
- - A Spanish term for a local leader or head of a barangay in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era.
- - Filipino word for "image" or "picture."
- - A class of freeborn Filipino nobility during pre-colonial times.
- - An ancient Filipino script, also known as Baybayin, used for writing.
- - Educated Filipinos during the Spanish colonial period who sought reforms and changes in their society.
- - A noble title in pre-colonial Philippines.
- - A group of individuals living together in a structured community.
- - A Filipino mourning tradition that involves nightly prayers for the deceased.
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- - A communist guerrilla movement in the Philippines.
- - A traditional Filipino symbol and art motif often representing a mythical bird.
- - A mythical creature in Filipino folklore, often associated with shape-shifting and malevolent intentions.
- - The process of establishing control over a territory or people by a foreign power.
- - Irregular fighters who engage in unconventional warfare.
- - The systematic study of the natural world and its phenomena.
- - A term historically used in the Philippines to refer to the indigenous people or commoners during the Spanish colonial period.
- - A form of poetic debate or competition in Filipino literature.
- - A traditional Filipino town crier who made announcements and public proclamations.
- trade - A trade policy that allows goods and services to be exchanged between countries with minimal or no restrictions or tariffs.
- - A Filipino rite of passage for young boys.
- - Spanish sailing vessels used for trade and exploration in the Pacific.
- - Ancient Filipino boat used for trade and transportation.
- - Spanish colonists born in the Iberian Peninsula.
- - A traditional Filipino blood compact ceremony.
- - A portion of one's income, usually 10%, given as a contribution to a religious organization, often in Christianity.
- - A Filipino custom of communal unity and cooperation.
- - The policy of extending a nation's power through colonization or military force.
- - A pre-colonial Filipino deity or god.
- - Permanent designs or markings on the skin created by injecting ink into the dermis layer.
- - A Filipino term for legends, myths, or folklore stories.
- - Spanish mission towns in the Philippines that aimed to convert indigenous people to Christianity.
- - A traditional Filipino farming method involving the slash-and-burn technique.
- - The exchange of goods and services between people or countries.
46 Clues: - Decorative pieces or ornaments. • - A pre-colonial Filipino deity or god. • - Filipino word for "image" or "picture." • - Spanish colonists born in the Philippines. • - A Filipino rite of passage for young boys. • - A noble title in pre-colonial Philippines. • - A traditional Filipino blood compact ceremony. • - Spanish colonists born in the Iberian Peninsula. • ...
Exploration 2013-10-31
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- What Columbus Wanted To Find
- Group Of People That Constantly Move Homes
- French Prodestants
- Colonized America
- Who Columbus Found
- Written Permision To Colonize Land
- Spanish Explorers
- Age Of Exploration
- Started The Age Of Exploration
- Settle New Land
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- Spanish Explorer
- Discovered Americans
- Name Of One Of Columbus Ships
- Native American Tribe Leaders
- Wrongly Called Indiands
- Name Of One Of Columbus Ships
- Europe's name for the Americas
- Italian Explorer
- Name Of One Of Columbus Ships
- Gold God Glory
20 Clues: Gold God Glory • Settle New Land • Spanish Explorer • Italian Explorer • Colonized America • Spanish Explorers • French Prodestants • Who Columbus Found • Age Of Exploration • Discovered Americans • Wrongly Called Indiands • What Columbus Wanted To Find • Name Of One Of Columbus Ships • Native American Tribe Leaders • Name Of One Of Columbus Ships • Name Of One Of Columbus Ships • ...
Spanish flu 2025-12-03
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- The microorganism responsible for the Spanish Flu.
- Medicine used to reduce fever and pain during the flu.
- A worldwide outbreak of disease.
- A method to prevent getting the flu.
- A common symptom of the Spanish Flu.
- Isolating sick people to prevent the spread of disease.
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- A serious lung infection often caused by the flu.
- Worn to protect against the spread of the flu.
- A common symptom of the Spanish Flu.
- A localized outbreak of disease, smaller than a pandemic.
- Keeping sick people separate from the healthy to stop disease spread.
- Breathing in steam or medicine for relief from symptoms.
- How the Spanish Flu spread easily from person to person.
- aches A common symptom of the Spanish Flu.
14 Clues: A worldwide outbreak of disease. • A common symptom of the Spanish Flu. • A method to prevent getting the flu. • A common symptom of the Spanish Flu. • aches A common symptom of the Spanish Flu. • Worn to protect against the spread of the flu. • A serious lung infection often caused by the flu. • The microorganism responsible for the Spanish Flu. • ...
Cuban Revolution 2024-02-07
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- American commander who attacked the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay(6)
- A policy or practice by which a country extends its power, influence, and control over other territories
- Cause of the Cuban Revolution related to inequalities in health and education (12)
- Spanish-American War began after the sinking of this ship (7)
- National heroes emerged from the Spanish-American War, such as Teddy(8)
- American propaganda against Spain circulated in newspapers during the Spanish-American(9)
- The Cuban Revolution began against the government of Fulgencio(6)
- Atrocities committed during the Ten Years War, such as the execution of medical students (11)
- formed a renowned friendship and business relationship with gangster Meyer(6)
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- refers to the process by which colonies gain independence from their colonial rulers and establish their own sovereign states.
- Spanish-American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of(5)
- Social inequality and division between social classes were causes of the Cuban(11)
- Term used to describe the brutal and corrupt leader Fulgencio Batista (8)
- Fidel Castro led a force of rebels against the government of Fulgencio(6)
- Country where the Ten Years War began(5)
15 Clues: Country where the Ten Years War began(5) • Spanish-American War began after the sinking of this ship (7) • Spanish-American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of(5) • The Cuban Revolution began against the government of Fulgencio(6) • American commander who attacked the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay(6) • ...
The Spanish American War 2024-02-14
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- The sinking of this ship contributed to the start of the Spanish American War
- This territory was also gained by the US after the Spanish American War and was a valuable naval station
- A combination of the US trying to get rid of European powers in the Western Hemisphere and public criticism of Spanish tactics,Cubans gained this
- After the sinking of the USS Maine, this pressured the US to declare war
- Warned other powers not to interfere with the affairs of the US
- White Americans believe they have a God-given right to settle the whole continent
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- This gaining of this territory from the Spanish American War caused a divide between imperialists and anti-imperialists in the US
- The Platt Amendment was made to protect this territory's independence from foreign powers
- Against expansionism
- Extreme and aggressive Patriotism
- A territory the US gained obtained from Spain
- The US gained this title after they acquired more territories in the South Pacific (Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico)
- American volunteers that fought in battles in Cuba such as the Battle of Las Guasimas
- Pro expansionism
- A letter criticizing President McKinley written by the Spanish Ambassador
15 Clues: Pro expansionism • Against expansionism • Extreme and aggressive Patriotism • A territory the US gained obtained from Spain • Warned other powers not to interfere with the affairs of the US • After the sinking of the USS Maine, this pressured the US to declare war • A letter criticizing President McKinley written by the Spanish Ambassador • ...
Introducciones (Introductions) 2022-07-14
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- What you say to Mr. Salzman in the AFTERNOON...
- This word means SPANISH in Spanish
- What you say to Mr. Salzman very early in the MORNING.
- This is how you express MY NAME IS in Spanish.
- it is the most common way of greeting someone. Without the H, this Spanish word literally means wave.
- This is what you say to the teacher when the class is over.
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- This is what you ask someone in order to find out their name.
- This word means EXCELLENT in Spanish
- This is how you say MISTER as in Mr. Salzman.
- This word means FANTASTIC in Spanish
10 Clues: This word means SPANISH in Spanish • This word means EXCELLENT in Spanish • This word means FANTASTIC in Spanish • This is how you say MISTER as in Mr. Salzman. • This is how you express MY NAME IS in Spanish. • What you say to Mr. Salzman in the AFTERNOON... • What you say to Mr. Salzman very early in the MORNING. • ...
Chapter 11 Vocab Review 2022-05-03
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- capital city of the Aztecs, known for its many canals and floating gardens
- yellowish metal the Spanish were extremely interested in extracting from the New World
- Central American empire eventually defeated and conquered by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish
- something Cortes forced all his soldiers to do in 6 months or else they would lose their encomienda
- deadly disease that weakened the Aztec Empire during their battles with the Spanish
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- new economic system established by the Spanish that effectively enslaved native peoples
- Catholic religious order that took vows of poverty and helped to convert the Aztecs to Christianity
- Spanish Royal official appointed to control and govern the colonies and ensure taxes are paid
- Spanish Conquistador famous for leading the conquest of Mexico
- powerful gunpowder-firearm used by Spanish in the 1500s
10 Clues: powerful gunpowder-firearm used by Spanish in the 1500s • Spanish Conquistador famous for leading the conquest of Mexico • capital city of the Aztecs, known for its many canals and floating gardens • deadly disease that weakened the Aztec Empire during their battles with the Spanish • ...
Age of Exploration Review 2022-12-09
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- the third G of Spanish exploration
- The ____ exchange brought products to both the Americas and the old world
- the explorer that explored the south american coastline
- What Queen Isabelle sent Columbus to spread
- The second G of Spanish exploration
- Sailed through a strait named after him before circumnavigating the globe
- the first G of Spanish exploration
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- The treaty of ______ Split the new world between Portugal and Spain
- Where Marco Polo landed
- an device used to navigate the globe
- started the protestant reformation
- The explorer hired by Spanish royalty to explore the new world
12 Clues: Where Marco Polo landed • the third G of Spanish exploration • started the protestant reformation • the first G of Spanish exploration • The second G of Spanish exploration • an device used to navigate the globe • What Queen Isabelle sent Columbus to spread • the explorer that explored the south american coastline • ...
Días Festivos 2024-11-07
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- Holiday where you go to the beach at night and light a bon fire
- Holiday that celebrates the birth of a certain religious person
- Holiday where people remember their deceased loved ones
- String instrument used during Puerto Rican day
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- Spanish word for "offering"
- A representation of the nativity scene which portrays Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus
- Music genre from Puerto Rico
- Holiday where we give thanks for our blessings
- Spanish word for "eggnog"
- Spanish word for "skull"
- Spanish word for "Photo or portrait"
- Symbol and Main course for the day of thanksgiving
12 Clues: Spanish word for "skull" • Spanish word for "eggnog" • Spanish word for "offering" • Music genre from Puerto Rico • Spanish word for "Photo or portrait" • Holiday where we give thanks for our blessings • String instrument used during Puerto Rican day • Symbol and Main course for the day of thanksgiving • Holiday where people remember their deceased loved ones • ...
Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-02
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- What is the Spanish word for "parade"?
- What is the Spanish word for "hat"?
- What is the Spanish word for "music"?
- What is the Spanish word for "sing"?
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- What is the Spanish word for "dance"?
- What is the Spanish word for "party"?
- What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
- What is the Spanish word for "food"?
8 Clues: What is the Spanish word for "hat"? • What is the Spanish word for "food"? • What is the Spanish word for "sing"? • What is the Spanish word for "dance"? • What is the Spanish word for "party"? • What is the Spanish word for "music"? • What is the Spanish word for "parade"? • What is the Spanish word for "celebrate"?
