10/22

Sorry everybody! We have to move the Social Studies test to Thursday. It was originally scheduled for Friday, but students from Bloomsburg are coming in to present some lessons. We wouldnt have enough time to test on Friday. We will devote the next two days to preparing for the test.

Study Guide: Christopher Columbus, Columbian Exchange, Aztecs / Conquistadors

-         Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492

-         The King of Portugal refused Columbus when he asked him to fund the trip.

-         Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain financed the expedition.

-         Colony – settlement far away from the country that rules it

-         Expedition – journey made for a special purpose

-         3 ships – Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

-         Columbus thought he was in India.

-         Columbus expedition took about 2 months.

-         Columbus had 2 logs on the ship. Why?

-         Columbus was looking for a water route to Asia.

-         Columbus arrived at the Bahama Islands.

-         Columbian Exchange – movement of people, plants, animals, and germs                                           across the Atlantic

-         EAST to WEST – sugar, horses, disease, sheep, wheat, onions

-         WEST to EAST – potatoes, maize (corn), tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins,                                    avocados, tobacco

-         Columbus’ 2^nd trip – 17 ships

-         Conquistadors – Spanish soldiers

-         Tenochtitlan – capital of the Aztec Empire

-         Moctezuma – leader of the Aztec Empire

-         Moctezuma sent the Spaniards two disks of solid gold and silver.

-         Hernando Cortes – leader of the conquistadors

-         Dona Marina – Indian who translated for Cortes. She helped get other                                   Indians to join him.

-         When the conquistadors conquered Tenochtitlan, they called it New Spain.

-         Aztec Weapons – wooden spears, stones, wooden shields, armor made of                                 tightly woven cotton

-         Spanish Weapons – steel, guns

-         The Aztecs were trapped for 75 days.

-         Tenochtitlan became known as Mexico City.