Matching Pairs European Exploration of the Americas (D)Online version European Exploration of the Americas by John Middleton 1 person sent by the Church to convert Native Americans to Christianity 2 Spanish soldier that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain 3 people or nations involved in a pact or treaty 4 economic system that increased money in a country’s treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade 5 Italian sailor who explored what is now the Americas 6 conquistador who defeated the Inca 7 Italian navigator who looked for a faster water route to Asia 8 1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide lands of the Western hemisphere between them and moved the Line of Demarcation to the west 9 conquistador who brought the Aztecs to ruin Francisco Pizarro Missionary mercantilism Christopher Columbus Amerigo Vespucci conquistador Treaty of Tordesillas Alliance Hernando Cortes