PPT-Conquistadors

Spains Empire in the Americas Cort és By 1500 Spain had a firm hold in the Americas From Spains colonies in the Caribbean soldieradventurers conquistadors set out to explore and conquer. Spain Vs. Portugal. Spain Vs. Portugal Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyage--Spain agrees. Portugal saw the wealth that Spain was gaining, and wanted to be part of the action. Countries became rivals and tried to stop each other from claiming land in the Americas. . By . Bartoleme. de . las. Casas. You are King Charles I of Spain. You have just read de . las. Casas’ account of what’s going on in the Caribbean islands. Local populations have been tortured and devastated. As the King of Spain, you have the power to decide what to do about this. How will you respond?. de . Guadalupe/. Our . Lady . of Guadalupe. The Aztecs. The Aztecs ruled most of Central America in 1500. Empire was known as Mesoamerica; extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. Moctezuma. By . Bartoleme. de . las. Casas. You are King Charles I of Spain. You have just read de . las. Casas’ account of what’s going on in the Caribbean islands. Local populations have been tortured and devastated. As the King of Spain, you have the power to decide what to do about this. How will you respond?. PLAN OF LECTURE. The European context – Reformation and Counter-reformation. Religion and the Conquest. Puritan Conquistadors?. Iberian Catholicism; British Protestantism. Indians and . Syncretic. religion. Zheng. He, Vasco . DaGama. , Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, and Samuel de Champlain. 39b - define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact. 39c - explain the role of the improved technology in European exploration including the astrolabe. a French . Explorer. 3 Reasons for Exploration. _____________ European countries wanted . to increase their global wealth. .. _____________ Catholic church supported expeditions in hopes of converting natives to Christianity. What geographic area do these names sound like they are from?. This copy is yours. Glue on . pg. 79. Answer below or make new . pg. labeled 79.1. RESPOND ONLY TO FIRST SAQ ON ZHENG HE . Pg. 79 (FC went on 78).