Bell Ringer:

1. Look at the map on page 63. Which European country was the most active in exploring the Americas?

2. Which American empires existed at the time of European exploration?

Chapter 2, Section 1Spain Claims an Empire

KEY TERMS

Treaty of Tordesillas – the 1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the lands of the Western Hemisphere between them and moved the Line of Demarcation further west

Missionary – a person sent by the Church to preach, teach, and convert native peoples to Christianity

Mercantilism – an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade

Amerigo Vespucci – Italian sailor; sailed in 1501 to find a sea route to Asia. A German mapmaker named America for him.

Conquistador – a Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and a conqueror in the 16th century

Hernando Cortés – conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

Montezuma – Aztec emperor Francisco Pizarro – conquistador who conquered the Inca in Peru

Spain and Portugal Compete

Pope Alexander VI & the Line of Demarcation What lands could Spain and Portugal claim?

Why was King John of Portugalunhappy? What was the solution?

What were the three goals duringthis “Age of Exploration?”1. Spread Christianity

Missionaries

2. Expand their empires3. Become rich

Study Guide Questions

1. Explain why Brazilians speak Portuguese today while other South Americans speak Spanish. The Line of Demarcation gave Brazil to Portugal. Latin American

countries on the other side of the Line went to Spanish-speaking Spain.2. Which nation was given claim over Africa and India?

Portugal

3. Did the agreement with the Pope give Portugal the right to claim lands in Europe? No. The agreement applied to non-Christian lands.

4. Did the knowledge gained from explorations affect Spanish and Portuguese attitudes about the Line of Demarcation? Neither nation found the division of the world satisfactory.

Questions, continued

5. Why did European global exploration take place when it did, and not at some other period in history? The Renaissance spirit of curiosity led to interest in

travel and to scientific discoveries. New technology allowed for longer and riskier voyages.

Mercantilism

The main goal of mercantilism was to increase the money in a country’s treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade.

How did the colonies help nations enrich their treasuries? Provided mines that produced gold and silver Produced goods (like crops) that could be traded for gold and

silver Served as a market for the home country

Europeans Explore Foreign Lands

Amerigo Vespucci – Italian sailor Knew “Asia” wasn’t Asia – how? Sailed in 1499

Vasco Núñez de Balboa – Spanish sailor Led an expedition in 1513 through Panama and

reached the Pacific Ocean. He claimed the oceanand surrounding lands for Spain

Ferdinand Magellan – Portuguese sailor Left Spain in 1519 with the goal of sailing around

South America to reach Asia What happened to Magellan?

Amerigo Vespucci

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Magellan’s Route

Study Guide Questions

6. What were the main contributions of Vespucci, Balboa, and Magellan as explorers? Vespucci – was 1st to realize that the Americas were

not Asia Balboa – reached the Pacific by crossing Panama Magellan – led an expedition that traveled around the

world

The Invasion of Mexico

Role of conquistadors? They explored the Americas and claimed the land

for Spain

Hernando Cortés Landed on the Central American

coast with 508 men in 1519 What people does he encounter?

Why are those people afraid? They believe Cortés had been

sent by the god Quetzalcoatl

What do they do?

Spanish conquistadors vs. Aztecs

The Spanish continue to explore – with whom do they form an alliance?

What happens when they reach the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán? Montezuma welcomed

the Spaniards Cortes takes Montezuma

captive Aztecs fight back (1520)

La Noche Triste May 1521- Spanish go back to

Tenochtitlán…who or what was the “invisible ally?”

Fall of the Aztecs

What happens to the Aztec capital(Tenochtitlán)?

Spanish build Mexico City Demolished Tenochtitlán, rename it Mexico City Replaced Aztec temples with

Catholic churches

Conquest of the Incan Empire

Incan Empire located in modern-day Peru Had many natural resources, like gold and silver Francisco Pizzaro

Spanish conquistador Led expedition of 180 men

Like the Aztec, the Inca feared the Spanishmight be gods. Incan emperor, Atahualpa,

ordered his troops not to fight. Spanish took advantage and killed thousands

of Incas, captured & killed AtahualpaWith his death, the Incan empire collapsed.Spanish controlled the land and renamed it Peru

Reasons for Spanish Victories

How did the great Aztec and Incan empires fall?1. Spread of diseases killed millions of Native

Americans and weakened their resistance to conquest

2. Spanish were excellent soldiers and sailors. Had superior weapons, like guns, which helped them defeat the larger armies of the Native Americans

3. Spain made alliances with Native Americans who were enemies of the Aztecs and Incas

4. Spanish conquistadors acted brutally toward the Native Americans under their control

Other Spanish Explorers

After victories in Central and South America, Spanish focused on North America Rumors of cities of gold motivated them

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevancio Their claim to fame?

1539-1542 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

Traveled through present-day Arizona Hernando de Soto

Explored the southeast and Florida Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Sailed up the California coast