Vocab
The study of the past
History
All the maps in a textbook can be found in this
Atlas
Columbus was looking for what continent when he encountered America
Asia
God, Gold, and Glory
The time before writing
Pre-history
An original or first-hand account of an event.
Primary source
Half of the Earth is called a
Hemisphere
Columbus represented this country on his voyage to the Americas
Spain
Spanish explorers who came to America in the 1500's are called
A document written about an event by someone who was NOT there.
Secondary source
what do we call the preserved remains or traces of a living thing (like a plant or animal) that died long ago
fossil
Gives directions on a map (north, south, east, west)
Compass rose
The exchange of food, animals, and diseases between the New World and Old World is called...
The Columbian Exchange
Spanish Explorers wanted to convert Native Americans to what religion?
Christianity
The belief that there is only 1 God
Monotheism
A visual tool that shows events in chronological order (the order in which they happened) along a line
Timeline
Shows the relationship between a distance on a map and the actual distance on the ground
Map scale
Columbus landed on which Caribbean island first?
The Bahamas
Hernan Cortes conquered what empire located in Mexico?
Aztec Empire
The belief that there is more than 1 God
Polytheism
The shared way of life for a group of people. It includes the language they speak, the food they eat, the clothes they wear, and the music they enjoy.
Culture
The "New World" consists of what continents?
North America and South America
The number 1 reason Native Americans died from Spanish explorers was what?
Diseases
Large lands given to Spanish colonists for converting Natives to Christianity and forcing them to work were called...
Encomiendas
A form of government where 1 person or a very small group has all the power
Authoritarian