Empires
Vocabulary
Explorers
Voyages
Miscellaneous
100
Name of the Inca capital
Cuzco
100
A synonym for Conqueror
Conquistador
100
First European to set foot in the America's
Christopher Columbus
100
These 3 ships were used on Columbus' first voyage
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
100
Instead of going around the America's, Europeans began looking for this.
Northwest Passage.
200
Built huge flat-topped pyramids
Aztecs
200
When a ship's crew turns against the leader.
Mutiny
200
The America's were named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
200
His voyage introduced corn and the St. Lawrence River to Europe.
Cartier
200
How many explorers found the Northwest Passage?
Zero!
300
Quipus were used for communication in this Empire
Inca!
300
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land.
Isthmus
300
T/F: Magellan was the first person to sail all the way around the world.
False-he died in the Philippines!
300
He was the first to cross the Isthmus of Panama
Balboa
300
This navigational tool used the positions of the stars and the horizon.
Astrolabe.
400
Mexico City was built on this capital (Bonus: what was the name of the Lake it was on?)
Tenochtitlan. Bonus: Lake Texcoco
400
An agreement between nations about peace
Treaty
400
He conquered the Aztec Empire
Cortes
400
His voyage set out to find the Fountain of Youth
Juan Ponce de Leon
400
Name 2 types of ships discussed. (Bonus: what made them important?)
Caravel and Junk. Caravel was important because it could carry more cargo longer distances and more quickly. Junk was more important because of it's 4 sided sails, allowing them to use the wind from any direction.
500
Located along western South America.
Inca Empire!
500
A sum of money given for a specific reason.
Grant.
500
He has a bay and a river named after him.
Henry Hudson.
500
Da Gama was the first to reach __________ by sailing around _______________.
First to reach ASIA by sailing around AFRICA!
500
Why did Europeans have to travel by sea? Be specific!
Turks captured important trading cities in the Middle East, closing land routes and forcing them to take to the sea.
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