Native American societies
This powerful Native American empire centered at Tenochtitlán was located in modern-day Mexico
What was the Aztec Empire?
This war in Iberia was fought against the Muslims in the south, leading to the unification of Spain and its colonization of the New World
What was the reconquista?
This Genoese navigator "discovered" the Americas in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This city was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, serving as the capital of New France
What is Quebec?
This term refers to the Transatlantic flow of goods, peoples, and diseases
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This Confederacy of the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Onondaga peoples located in modern-day New York was united by the Great League of Peace
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
This type of ship was invented by the Portuguese for long-distance travel
What is the caravel?
This priest protested against the unfair encomienda system of labor enforced upon the Native Americans, leading to its replacement with the repartimiento system
Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?
This Englishman sailed up the river that now bears his name for the Dutch East India Company in 1609
Who was Henry Hudson?
The rise of Protestantism in Europe due to this German priest's Ninety-Five Theses spurred on Portuguese and Spanish colonization to spread Catholicism
Who was Martin Luther?
The Native Americans of the Great Plains region relied upon this extremely important natural resource
What are buffalo?
This Portuguese mariner sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, establishing sea trade to the East
Who was Vasco da Gama?
This successful Native American revolt was led by Popé, kicking the Spanish out of the Southwest for years
What was the Pueblo Revolt?
This governor of New Netherland oppressed religious freedoms that the Dutch Empire tended to uphold
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
This disease brought by the Europeans to the Americas devastated the Native American population
What is smallpox?
These Native Americans of modern-day Arizona and New Mexico were famous for their unique villages, as noted by their name
Who were the Pueblo Indians?
This powerful West African empire was known for its role in the gold trade, attracting Portuguese colonizers to the region
What was the Mali Empire?
This term refers to the idea of Spanish brutality during its colonization of the Americas, encouraging other Europeans to colonize
What was the Black Legend?
These people were the children of marriages between French merchants and Native American women
Who are métis?
These were the three main reasons for the colonization of the Americas
What are glory, God, and gold?
This city in modern-day St. Louis housed the "mound builders" of the Mississippi River Valley
What is Cahokia?
This Chinese admiral sailed voyages in the Indian Ocean for the Ming Empire to demonstrate Chinese superiority
Who was Zheng He?
This conquistador colonized the Inca Empire of South America for Spain
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
These 16th century landholders gained massive tracts from a Dutch land ownership system outlined in "Freedoms and Exemptions"
Who were patroons?
The American continent is named after this Florentine explorer, who sailed the coast of South America
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?