Natives
This civilization was one of the earliest ones in the Americas and is known for giant head sculptures.
Olmecs
This group of Native Americans lived in the eastern US and were known for living in longhouses, record keeping using beads, and a complex government with separate councils with distinct powers.
Iroquois
When he arrived in the New World, Columbus initially thought he had landed near Asia, so he used this name for the land.
West Indies
What was the main MOTIVE for Atlantic slavery?
Money
This civilization in South America was wiped out by the Spanish. It stretched 2,500 miles north to south. It was known for terrace farming, messages using knotted rope, and aqueducts.
Inca
This group of Native Americans lived in the western US and were known for living in the desert in the shade of cliffs and building houses of clay bricks up to 5 stories high.
Pueblo
These Spanish explorers, adventurers, and soldiers defeated and conquered major empires in the New World
Conquistadors
Under most slave codes, how was slave status and ownership determined at birth?
From the mother
This civilization in Central America was gone before Europeans arrived. It is known for a complex calendar, astronomy, and a writing system.
Maya
What were the goals of the Spanish in the New World?
Make money, make Christians
This plan said that Spanish landowners would be responsible for protecting and educating natives and supporting churches in their area, but instead typically led to abuse and slave labor for natives.
Encomienda System
What were two major JUSTIFICATIONS for Atlantic slavery?
Religion and Science
This civilization in Central America was wiped out by the Spanish. It had a huge capital built on a lake, and was known for an empire with millions of people and a religion that included human sacrifice.
Aztec
This Spanish missionary documented and protested against Spanish cruelty in the New World, and eventually got the Encomienda System abolished.
Bartolome de las Casas
Historians and Archaeologists believe that humans first came to the Americas through this pathway between Russia and Alaska
Beringia