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Vocabulary
Tools for Age of Discovery
Marco Polo
100

What continent were the Aztecs from?

North America

100

What is the Aztecs main food?

Maize/corn

100

People and land ruled by one king/ruler

Empire

100

What are the 4 directions on a compass

North, South, East, and West

100

What country was Marco Polo from?

Italy

200

What country were the Aztecs from?

Mexico

200

What lake was Tenochitlan built on?

Lake Texcoco
200

A raised road/bridge across a large body of water

Causeway

200

What direction is always on a compass?

North

200

What country did Marco Polo travel to and eventually live in?

China

300

True or False: The Aztecs performed human sacrifices

True

300

True or false: The aztecs had advanced weapons and horses.

False

300

An offering to the gods, usually food or an animal. The Aztecs also offered human sacrifices

Sacrifice

300

What country invented gunpowder?

China

300

What road was used for trading during the age of discovery?

Silk Road

400

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

Tenochitlan

400

The Spanish carried _____________ which infected the Aztecs resulting in many deaths.

Diseases

400

Spanish explorers, adventurers, and conquerors

Conquistadores

400

Give me two weapons that gunpowder could be used in

Guns and Cannons

400

What two continents did the silk road connect to?

Europe and Asia

500

Which country fought with and eventually conquered the Aztecs?

Spain

500

The Aztecs believed in many gods. What word means believing in more than one god?

Polytheistic

500

A floating garden for farming created by the Aztecs

Chinampa

500

True or False: An instrument used to measure the altitude of a celestial body is called an octant

True

500

Give me three civilizations who used the silk road for trade.

Egypt, Rome, Greece, China, Mongols, etc.

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