Native Americans
What Native American group had the most ritual human sacrifices?
Who are the Aztecs.
French Explorer and cartographer, he founded the Society of Good Cheer at Port Royal.
Who was Samuel de Champlain.
This commodity was thought to have magic powers and was consumed in large quantities by the Aztecs. It has become one of the world's favorite treats.
What is Chocolate.
Rags to riches poor man who made a fortune in the New World and helped conquer the Incan empire. He discovered the Mississippi river.
Who was Hernando de Soto.
Italian Explorer who described the riches of the Orient in a book sparking the imaginations of Europeans for the good life.
Who was Marco Polo.
Centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, they built huge cities and had accurate calendars and were very violent.
Who are the Mayans.
Italian explorer working for England laying English claim to Canada.
Who was John Cabot.
Killing 90% of the native population, this unintended passenger came along for the ride from Europe to the Americas.
What is disease of all kinds.
Searching for the lost fountain of youth, he discovered Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon.
Developed by the Portuguese for exploring the coast of Africa, This boat's chief excellence lay in its capacity for sailing to windward. It was also capable of remarkable speed.
What is a Caravel.
Based in Peru, they built cities hidden in the mountains the most famous being Macchu Picchu. They had extensive trade routes.
Who were the Incas.
Discovered the Pacific Ocean and claimed it and all its land for Spain.
Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Sacred to Native Americans and exported from the Americas to Europe, this vegetable has become the world's most popular food.
What is Corn.
With a small band of conquistadors this man defeated Montezuma and the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernando Cortes.
This device always pointed North.
What is a compass.
King of the Aztecs, he fell to Spanish treachery and lost his kingdom and culture.
Who was Montezuma.
Searched in vain for a Northwest Passage, had a river named after him and was left to die out at sea by a mutinous crew.
Who was Henry Hudson.
These three animals were brought by Europeans to the New World.
What were Horses, Cows and Pigs.
Cruelest of all the Conquistadors, he looked for gold all over the American Southwest never finding the treasure that he sought.
Who was Francisco de Coronado.
The Pope used this to divide the earth in half between the Spanish and the Portuguese.
What is the Line of Demarcation.
Selected by Incan officials for their beauty and talent; they were chosen at the age of 8 or 10 and shut up in the temples, which they were not allowed to leave for six or seven years. Of these girls, some became sacrificial victims, whereas others were sometimes made imperial concubines or the wives of nobles.
What were Virgins of the Sun.
His ship circumnavigated the world even though he died enroute.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan.
Italian responsible for Spain's discovery of the New World beginning a wave of exploration and exploitation.
Who was Christopher Columbus.
Only conquistador to care about the Native population, he wrote a book about Spanish cruelty.
Who was Bartolome de las Casas.
Mythic Christian King of the Orient, he was first thought to live in Asia, then India and then finally in Africa. His kingdom was never found although it was searched for for centuries.
Who is Prester John.