Age of Exploration
An Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
A family that rules for several generations
What is a dynasty?
The largest hot desert in the word
What is The Sahara Desert?
A map symbol that shows the four directions: North, East, South, West
What is a compass rose?
A disease brought over by the Europeans during the Age of Discovery which killed 90% of the Native Americans
What is smallpox?
"Middle America." a region that includes Mexico and Central America
What is Mesoamerica?
A powerful warrior class in Japan
What is a samurai?
An important, ancient city in the West African country of Mali
What is Timbuktu?
The weather conditions in an area over a longer period of time
What is climate?
The people native to an island Columbus landed on
Who are the Tainos?
A gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
What is a sacrifice?
A religion that says life is full of suffering which is caused by desire
What is Buddhism?
Trade that requires crossing the Sahara Desert
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade?
Something that is found in nature that can be used by people
What are natural resources?
A country or an area ruled by another country
What is a colony?
A great society in the Andes Mountains
Who were the Incans?
A religion that believes in many different gods although recognizes one supreme god
What is Hinduism?
A powerful empire in West Africa that became wealthy because of trade in gold
What is Ghana?
List the seven continents
What are Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Antarctica?
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
What is a Conquistador?
A Mayan ball game that had religious significance
What is pok-a-tok?
The state of perfect knowledge and wisdom combined with infinite compassion
What is enlightenment?
Nomadic people who live in the Sahara Desert
Who are the Tuaregs?
List the five oceans
What are South, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Antarctic?