Pre-Columbian I
The city of Tenochtitlán was built on a _____
lake
This civilization was set in a tropical flat rain forest at sea-level
Mayas
This Native-American political characteristic helped the Europeans in the conquest:
Internal conflics
______ and _______ were the main Catholic orders responsible for the Missions
Jesuits / Franciscans
_______ is an exchange based in habits and traditions (without money)
Traditional economy
The Incas were located in high-altitude mountain chains, and they created this to move between places.
Road system
The Incas used this to communicate and keep records
Quipu
The Europeans had ____ (animal) and _______ ; they made them superior in battles
Horses, swords/muskets/weapons/guns
The objective of the Missions was to promote Christianity and _________
Replace Native American cultures by European ones.
______ is an economic policy that promotes strengthening a nation by expanding its trade.
Mercantilism
The Aztecs and Incas had ______ political systems
centralized
In this farming method trees and other plants were cut down and incinerated for te ashes to fertilize the soil.
Slash-and-burn
This European weapon had an unintentionally long and powerful effect on the Native Americans
Diseases
The main difference between Missions and Plantations was:
PROFIT
____ is the production of goods at home, using their own equipment and working for long hours
Cottage Industry
The Incas managed to develop agriculture in a mountainous terrain by creating _____
terraces
The Aztecs managed to develop agriculture in a mountainous terrain by creating _____
Chinampas
This was an environmental problem the Mayas had before conquest but which had an impact on it
Drought
In this system, colonist had the right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans.
Encomienda
______ is an economic system in which business is privately owned and operated for PROFIT
Capitalism
Name two advantages of Tenochtitlán being on a lake
Fresh water, navigation, defense, chinampas
The Mayas were different from the Incas and Aztecs because _______
they had independent city-states
Hernan Cortes married Malintzin - why did she help an European?
Because her people was opressed by the Aztecs
What is the difference between the Peninsulares and the Creoles?
Peninsulares were born in Spain, and Creoles in America
Name 5 items of the Columbian Exchange
People, corn, peanuts, potatoes, cassava, beans, peppers, sugar cane, horses, cows, pigs, goats, chickens, diseases, wheel, iron tools, firearms