APUSH Unit 1: 1491-1607

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Across
  1. 4. a Spanish soldier and commander; in 1540 he led an expedition north from Mexico into Arizona
  2. 6. Genoese explorer who stumbled upon the West Indies in 1492 while in search of a new water route to Asia
  3. 9. Indian slave woman who was an interpreter for Hernan Cortez on his conquest of the Aztecs
  4. 11. fought between Spaniards under Don Juan de Onate and the Pueblo Indians in present day New Mexico
  5. 13. sixteenth century Spaniards who fanned out across the americas, from Colorado to Argentina, eventually conquering the Aztec and Inca empires
  6. 14. During the late 15th century, they became king and queen of the united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation
  7. 16. Spanish governments policy to commend or give Indians to certain colonists in return for the promise to christianize them
  8. 17. small vessel with high decks and three triangular sails; could sail more closely into the wind, allowing European sailors to explore the western shores of Africa
  9. 19. economic system characterized by private property, generally free trade and open and accessible markets
  10. 22. reform minded Spanish missionary who worked to abolish the encomienda system and documented the mistreatment of Indians in the Spanish colonies
  11. 23. first part of the North American landmass to emerge above sea level
  12. 24. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
  13. 25. highly advanced South American civilization that occupied present-day Peru until it was conquered by Spanish forces under Francisco Pizarro in 1532
Down
  1. 1. the transfer of goods,crops,and diseases between new and old world societies after 1492
  2. 2. Agricultural system employed by North America Indians as early as 1000 A.D; maize, beans, and squash were grown together to maximize yields
  3. 3. “sad night” when the Aztecs attacked Hernan Cortes and his forces in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, killing hundreds
  4. 5. signed by Spain and Portugal, dividing the territories of the new world.
  5. 7. Pueblo Indian rebellion that drove Spanish settlers from New Mexico.
  6. 8. Mississippian settlement near present day East St. Louis, home to as many as 25,000 native Americans
  7. 10. the term commonly describes those societies in which political legitimacy and authority overlay a large degree of cultural commonality
  8. 12. false notion that Spanish conquerors did little but butcher the Indians and steal their gold in the name of Christ
  9. 15. Native American empire that controlled present day Mexico until 1521, when they were conquered by Spanish Hernán Cortés
  10. 18. people of mixed Indian and European heritage, notably in Mexico
  11. 20. Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima
  12. 21. a large scale agricultural enterprise growing commercial crops and usually employing coerced or slave labor