1.3 Spain conquers America

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Spain conquers America

How did Spain take possession of America?

What do we already know about this topic?

Who discovered America in 1492?

1. Amerigo Vespucci
2. Marco Polo
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Christopher Columbus

How did this person name the indigenous people?

Christopher Columbus

1492: Spain won the Reconquista. Spanish King Ferdinand + Queen Isabella financed Christopher Columbus to discover new routes to the Indies.

Columbus went west across the Atlantic because of the conviction of scholars like cartographer Toscanelli.

Read: "the success of Columbus" (p.17) and fill in the blanks:

In 1492 Columbus departed with ____ ships. In October they sighted land and Columbus went ashore.

He called the indigenous people ________ and named the territory San Salvador.

He sailed back to Spain and convinced the King and Queen his expedition had been a success. He announced that the __________ route to the Indies was found!

Treaty of Tordesillas

1494: Spain and Portugal divided the undiscovered parts of the world between them:

• Everything west of Cape Verde = Spanish rule
• Everything east of Cape Verde = Portuguese rule

Which country got everything west of Cape Verde?

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Italy

Which country did Portugal get according to the treaty?

1. Chile
2. Argentina
3. Brazil

Mallegan

After the Portuguese discovery of the Moluccas (Molukken), the Spanish began to doubt the treaty: is it Possible to sail west and reach the Islands from the other side? Then the Moluccas would be Spanish possession!

Portuguese navigation Ferdinand Mallegan sailed from Seville and tried in order of German/Spanish king Charles V (Karel V).

Mallegans' journey took him around the world. Magellan himself didn't survive the journey as he was killed.

How was Cortes able to conquer the Aztec people?

Aztecs 

Aztecs were indigenous people in Mexico. They were a developed civilization with an active trade and cities. Their leader 'Montezuma' was considered a god.

In 1519 they came into contact with Conquistador Hernan Cortes who was also considered a god by Aztecs.

Cortes conquered the Aztecs with the help of rival tribes and military force.

Incas

The Incas were a civilization from the Andes region from Ecuador to Chile. 

The Incas ruled their empire from the administrative centre of Cusco with the help of couriers who travelled paved roads.

They were ruled by the Inca who was seen as an incarnation of their sun god 'Inti'. At the time this was 'Atahualpa'.

What tactic did Pizarro use to conquer the Incas?

What were the reasons Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca kingdom that fast?

1. The Spaniards brought superior weapons.
2. The Spaniards brought European diseases with them.
3. The Incas didn't know how to fight.
4. The Incas weren't governed as one so they were easy to conquer.

How did Spain take possession of America?

What did we learn about this lesson?
name important people/ events/ dates