Mesoamerica
Which civilization had their capital in current day Mexico?
The Aztec Empire
What term is used for a brutal Spanish explorer and treasure hunter?
A Conquistador
Who sailed the ocean blue in 14 hundred and 92?
Christopher Columbus
Which friend of Queen Elizabeth I had no success in Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What English person worked for the Netherlands and sailed up a river named for him?
Henry Hudson
Which civilization used terrace farming due to the mountains?
The Incan Empire
What three things Conquistadors were trying to achieve?
God, Gold, Glory
What route were many explorers trying to find?
The North West Passage
Which document listed the instructions for the Jamestown colony?
A charter
This addictive substance saved the colony of Jamestown
Tobacco
Which civilization created the 365 day calendar?
The Mayans
Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire which is in this in what countries?
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
What two continents were named for this explorer who gained the interest of a German mapmaker?
Amerigo Vespucci
What monarch is Jamestown named after?
King James I
What system allowed poorer English people signed contracts to be slaves for years in order to get free passage to Virginia?
Indentured Servants
Which civilization built 10-20,000 miles of road?
The Incan Empire
What year did the Spanish take over the Aztec Empire?
1519
This individual discovered new found land in present day Canada?
John Cabot
What was the founding year of the Jamestown Colony
1607
What system has the colonies provide raw materials and gain finished goods?
Mercantilism
Which mesoamerican rulers believed they came from the sun?
The rulers of the Aztecs and Inca Empire
What amount of treasure did conquistadors get to keep?
1/5
Which explorer FIRST navigated the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Which Native American group lived in the Jamestown area?
The Powhatan
What spice was worth more than gold in the early 1600s?
Black peppercorn