Aztecs
Quetzalcoatl was the ________ of the Aztec civilization.
god
In which continent was the Incan civilization located?
South America
Which two European nations were the first to begin exploration?
Spain and Portugal
Who was the conquistador that conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortés
Prince Henry of Portugal became known as Prince Henry the __________.
Navigator
The Aztecs made _______ out of adobe.
houses
Atahualpa was the _______ of the Incan civilization.
ruler
Which nation's explorers were the first to find a water route to India?
Portugal
Who was the conquistador that conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizzaro
Which explorer's crew circumnavigated the world first?
Ferdinand Magellan
Tenochtitlan was the _______ of the Aztec empire.
capital
Cuzco was the _____ of the Incan civilization.
Which nation's explorers were the first to explore the Americas?
Spain
Cortes decided to conquer the Aztecs because he wanted their _______.
gold
What was the primary economic motivation for European exploration?
To find a faster route to Asia
The Aztecs chose Tenochtitlan because the saw an ______ on a cactus.
eagle
The Incan civilization was known for building large _______ in the mountains.
highways
Who was the second explorer to circumnavigate the world?
Because Cortes was on an illegal mission, he decided to ______ his ships to prevent his crew from turning back.
burn
In what year did Christopher Columbus accidently discover the New World?
1492
Tenochtitlan was built on a _______.
lake
Machu Picchu was built at 7,970 feet elevation in the ________ Mountains of Peru.
Andes
Who was the first to round the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
When Cortes went to fight off Narvaes, the people of Tenochtitlan ________ against Montezuma.
rebelled
While exploring fulfills the _______ ________, destroying civilizations does not.
Creation Mandate