The Scientific Revolution was ushered in by a time period, marked by independent thought and creativity, called...
The Renaissance
100
The goal of many early European expeditions was a place called...
The East Indies or the Spice Islands
100
Christopher Columbus was given funding for his expedition by the King and Queen of...
Spain
100
The Maya lived in an area of Mexico called...
The Yucatan Peninsula
100
The Incan People lived in what mountain range?
The Andes Mountains
200
The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe is called...
Heliocentricism
200
The trade of goods, ideas, plants and animals between Europe and America is called...
The Colombian Exchange
200
Before Christopher Columbus, most educated Europeans thought the earth was what shape?
Round or Spherical
200
The Aztec often took part in a ritual known as...
Human Sacficice
200
The first European recorded to have set foot in the Americas was...
Leif Erikkson
300
This scientist first came up with the idea of Heliocentricism, but died before he could defend it.
Nicolas Copernicus
300
This man helped to defeat the mighty Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
300
The island chain Christopher Columbus landed in FIRST was called...
The Bahamas
300
The American Civilization known for their calendars and mathematics were known as...
The Maya
300
The 1494 division of the Americas between Spain and Portugal is called...
The Treaty of Tordesillas
400
This organization disagreed with the ideas of heliocentricism, and attacked some of the people who believed in it.
The Catholic Church
400
Name 3 foods the Europeans brought back from the Americas
Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, Pumpkins,
400
What did Christopher Columbus believe about the Earth that few others believed?
That the earth was about half of it's actual size.
400
The "battle" which effectively ended Native American resistance in North America is called...
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
400
What major aspect of European culture did the Europeans feel driven to "teach" the Native Americans (Hint: This was often done with the threat of death)
The Catholic Religion
500
Galileo perfected what important scientific tool?
The Telescope
500
What percentage of Native Americans are thought to have died in Mexico as a result of disease (within 10 percent)?
90%
500
What was the gift that Columbus brought back from his first trip to the Americas? (HINT: Only about 1/3 of the "gift" actually made it back to Spain)
Kidnapped Native Americans
500
What were the 2 major mistakes the Native Americans made when they first encountered the Europeans?
1: They mistook them for gods
2: They tried to manipulate them and use them against their enemies.
500
What were the ways the Aztec and the Inca manipulated their swampy or mountainous terrain for farming?