Spanish Influence at Home and Abroad

What did Vasco Nunez de Balboa discover?

Pacific Ocean

Pogrom

An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group.

The three main religions that were in conflict in Spain were _________.

Jews, Catholics, and Muslims

Encomienda

Colonial Spanish economic and social policy

The __________ Exchange was the mass trading of flora, fauna, people, and diseases between the New World and Old World

Columbian

What did Christopher Columbus discover?

Cuba (and he "discovered" America in 1492)

What did Hernando de Soto discover?

Mississippi River

Anti-Semitism

Views, actions or policies that discriminate against Semitic people, which includes Jews as well as some Arab peoples

Under the encomienda system, victorious conquistadors were made ___________ over the land.

trustees

Name three characteristics of the Encomienda System:

1) Natives paid tribute to the conquistadors 2) Conquistadors became trustees of the land 3) Indigenous population got to keep their lands

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Inquisition

A time of Catholic persecution of of those who did not hold to traditional Catholic beliefs

What did Francisco Coronado discover?

Grand Canyon

This explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida:

Ponce de Leon

Two things that were introduced to the Old World from the New during the Columbian Exchange were __________ and __________.

Potatoes and Corn