Geography
This ocean is east of N. America
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Conquistadors were looking for this?
Whar are cities of gold?
North & South America were considered this
What is the New World?
Europe, Asia, Africa were considered this
What is the Old World?
The belief in the benefits of profitable trading or commercialism is called this
What is mercantilism?
This continent is in the the North Eastern region
What is Asia?
The last major Mesoamerican civilization was...
What is Aztec?
The Aztecs deveoped a great civilization between 1200-1520 here
Where is Mexico?
All 3 major civilizations had these 3 things in common
What are religious ceremonies involving sacrifices, a system of writing, and priests, rulers & pyramids?
The impact of European exploration on the Americas resulted in this
What is several European countries claimed land by several Europen countries?
This ocean is north of Antarctica
What is the Southern Ocen?
Historical newspapers, speeches, & news broadcasts are considered this historical source
What is a Primary Source?
This explorer helped give N & S America their names
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
This explorer claimed the Hudson River area (modern-day New York) for the Dutch and the Hudson Bay area for England
Who was Henry Hudson?
This is the capital city of the Aztec Empire
What is Tenochititlan?
Mesoamerica was located on this continent
What is North America
Reveiws, encyclopedias, biographies are considered this
What are Secondary sources?
This European explorer claimed land for spain after conquoring a powerful indigenous empire in Mexico
Who was Hernan Cortes?
European countries claimed land in the Americas for these reasons
What is to gain territory, resources and power?
These civilizations practiced polytheism
What are the Mayans, Aztecs, & Incas?
Name all seven continents
What is N. America, S. America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, Australia?
Interviews, posters, original artwork and diaries are considered this
What is a primary source
This American Culture used irrigation to grow crops, hunted bison & built large adobe homes made from clay & straw bricks
What is Western American ?
This American culture built earthen mounds used for burials, temples or chief residences
What is Eastern American culture?
This American culture used slash and burn agriculture to clear land and developed the large settlement of Cahokia, which may have housed 15,000 people
What is Eastern American culture?