The Early Americas
This civilization built its empire in the Andes Mountains of South America.
The Inca
The shared way of life of a group of people, including things such as language, religion, food, customs, government, and traditions.
Culture
A medieval system based on land, loyalty, service, and protection.
Feudalism
A period of renewed learning, art, science, and interest in ancient Greek and Roman ideas.
Renaissance
A settlement or territory controlled by another country.
Colony
This civilization built its capital, Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texcoco.
The Aztec
The spread of ideas, customs, skills, or technology from one culture to another.
Diffusion
A lord's estate where peasants lived and worked and where much of what people needed was produced.
Manor
It made books faster and cheaper to produce, so more people could read and new ideas could spread.
the printing press
To travel completely around the world.
Circumnavigate
Explain how having more food helped early settlements grow into civilizations.
food surplus allowed populations to grow and people to take on different jobs besides farming
A group of related families.
Clan
Why did the Crusades happen?
They were Christian military campaigns mainly connected to gaining or defending the Holy Land.
An _________ was a navigation tool that helped sailors find their latitude by using the sun or stars.
Astrolabe
He sailed west trying to reach Asia. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored him. He believed he had reached islands near Asia, or the East Indies.
Christopher Columbus
A system of knotted cords the Inca used to keep records.
Quipu
An alliance of five Iroquois nations formed to stop fighting, keep peace, and work together.
the Iroquois League
A network of trade routes connecting Asia with the Middle East and Europe.
What was the Silk Road?
A small, fast, maneuverable sailing ship used by explorers.
Caravel
What key event happened in 1453 that helped push oversea exploration? Why did it lead to oversea exploration?
Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire.
Why did the Inca build terraces?
The Inca used them to grow crops on steep mountain land.
How did the Ancestral Puebloans adapt to the dry environment of the Southwest?
Used irrigation ditches to bring water to their crops in the dry Southwest. They also built pueblos using stone and adobe, which worked well in the desert climate.
What were the 5 Christian stronghold cities? Underline the city that was never captured to this day.
The cities are ROME (not captured), Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria
Explain the importance of Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama in Portugal's search for a sea route to Asia.
Prince Henry supported Portuguese exploration. Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa. Da Gama continued around Africa and reached India by sea.
How did diseases carried from Europe affect American Indian populations? Why were the effects so severe?
Diseases such as smallpox killed huge numbers of American Indians because Native populations had little or no previous immunity to them.