Chapter 31
Explorers
Explorers
Who found the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Name 2 of the 3 empires of this chapter
Inca, Maya, Aztec
What is the name of the route the ships took from Africa to Central Amercia?
the Middle Passage
What is a colony?
new settlements in lads far away
What does Renaissance mean?
rebirth
Name 2 of the 3 ships Columbus used.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Where did the Mayans live?
The Yucatan Peninnsula
What was the name of the soldiers from Europe that came to the Americas?
conquistadores
What is a penance?
good actions that show a person is sorry
What did countries build to prevent them from the fear of a barbarian invasion.
the built strong armies
Who gave Columbus the money he needed for his voyage to India?
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
What did the Aztecs see as a sign from the sun god?
What empire did Cortes destory?
the Aztecs
What is an indulgence?
paying a fin to get out of a sin or remove a sin
Why did Orthodox Christians travel west from Constantinople?
Constantinople was becoming more Muslim
Who is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What continent did the Incans live on?
South America
Who did Montezuma think Cortes was?
Quetzalcoatl (an Aztec god)
What date did Martin Luther nail his 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg? (Halloween Bonus)
October 31 1517 (Halloween, 1517)
What did Gutenberg print first?
a bible
Where did Magellan sail that made him famous?
He sailed around south America back to Europe
What helped build the Incan empire and also helped destroy the Incan empire?
the roads they built helped with trade, but also let in the Spanish to take over the empire
What started the conflict between Cortez and Montezuma?
Cortes' men killed some Aztec people
What is a Proxy Wedding?
A wedding where adults stood in for the children getting married
What is your regular non-fiction teacher's name?
Thomas Teacher