Characteristics of Civilization
What characteristic involves the beliefs of a civilization?
Religion
What does a society need in order to build and develop an advanced civilization?
Surplus of food
Where was the Inca Empire
South America
What were the three main motivations for European explorers to come to the new world?
Gold, God, Glory
What parts of the New World did Spain claim?
Southern part of North America, Central America, and South America
What characteristic of civilizations involves taxes and other money paid to the government for services?
System of tribute
How did agriculture change the way of life of early people?
They were able to settle in one place.
The Aztecs forced the people they conquered to pay ___________ such as gold, silver, food, and weapons.
tribute
Who wrote a book that inspired early European explorers to find a route to Asia?
Marco Polo
New Spain
What do we call a civilization's accumulation of wealth and resources?
Economy
Which civilization was the first civilization in the New World after the Ice Age?
The Olmec
Which conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?
Pizzaro
Where did Columbus think he landed?
Indian Islands/Asia
The Spanish made the indigenous people into
slaves
When a civilization has a surplus of food and its people can start to focus on specific jobs, it is called
Why would it be important to build a civilization near rivers?
Living near rivers provides transportation, protection, and water for crops.
What resource did the Inca have that the Spanish wanted?
Gold
Spainards who conquered indigenous tribes in the New World were known as
Conquistadors
The Spanish had a strong ________ which allowed them to conquer much of the New World
army
Civilizations must have a system of language and writing to
communicate
What is a method of bringing water to crops called?
irrigation
Which empire was conquered by Hernando Cortez?
The Aztec
What economic motivation led to the Age of Exploration?
A new trade route to Asia
The exchange of goods, cultures, and diseases between three continents was known as the
Columbian Exchange