Vocabulary Definitions
Settlement
Small Permanent Communities
The Spanish Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
New form of Government formed in the Middle Ages
Feudalism
There were 9 of these that impacted trade heavily
Crusades
This culture is known for building dirt mounds for burial purposes
The Mound Builders
Surplus
More than what you need
Conquistador who attempted to circumnavigate the earth
Ferdinand Magellan
What the First People crossed to reach America
Land Bridge
Occured between the years 500 and 1500
The Middle Ages
This culture's main religion during the Middle Ages was Catholicism
Diffusion
To Spread ideas from one culture to another
The King and Queen who funded Columbus' voyages
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
This place was called the Crossroads of the World
The Middle East
Happened between 100,000 and 10,000 years ago allowing the first people to reach North America
The Last Ice Age
This culture invented many things like paper, the printing press, and the compass
The Chinese
Astrolabe
a tool that helped sailors determine their latitude at sea
Viking Sailor who reached North America far before Columbus
Leif Erikson
The Sun-Dried bricks that people in the Southwest used to build their pueblos (houses)
Adobe
Described as Rebirth of Learning in Europe
The Renaissance
This was the culture that Christopher Columbus first encountered in The Americas
The Taino
Colony
A settlement ruled by a distant land
Wealthy Ruler of the Mali Kingdom in Africa. Thought to be the richest man of all time
Mansa Musa
The Aztec Capital
Tenochtitlan
The Exchange of goods and diseases between Europe and North America started by Chrissy Boi
The Columbian Exchange
This Culture made advancements in Astrology that resulted in the creation of the calendar
The Maya