Mesoamerican Civilizations
This is the name of the big three Mesoamerican civilizations.
What are the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas?
This tribe was also known as the "people of the longhouse"
This was the social order in which Europe was ruled under during the Middle Ages.
What is Feudalism?
This Italian sailor, hired by Spain, made first contact with the American continents. (First and last name)
This device which allowed ships to determine their latitude at sea.
What is an astrolabe?
These floating gardens were used by the Aztec people to adapt to their lake-based environment.
What are chinampas?
This coalition united five nations in present-day New York, the Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, and Cayuga.
What is the Iroquois League?
This is the name of the wars for the Holy Land that exposed Europe to outside cultures.
What is the Crusades?
This is the present-day name of the American islands that were first contacted by Spain.
What are the West Indies?
This trade network connected Europe to the Middle East and China.
This system of record keeping was used by Incan civilizations.
What is quipu?
This form of sundried brick was used to make houses by the Puebloans.
What is adobe?
This region was known as the crossroads of the world due to its geographical position.
What is the Middle East?
This is the name for when a country settles a foreign land and takes political and economic control of the area.
What is a colony?
What is a land bridge?
The Mayans looked to the stars to create this form of timekeeping, a marker of a complex civilization.
What is a calendar?
Native American groups on this continent learned from each other through trade in a process known as this.
What is cultural diffusion?
This empire, ruled by Mansa Musa, was one of the wealthiest African empires in history.
What is the Empire of Mali?
This was the greatest short-term effect and most negative impact on the Native American population after European contact.
What is disease?
This aspect of shipbuilding technology allowed for the winds to be more easily harnessed, letting ships navigate the open seas.
What is the lateen sail?
This mountain range is where the Incan people lived.
The Andes Mountains.
This was a common theme between many religious beliefs of North American indigenous people.
What is a connection to family members and physical environments?
Trade with this civilization led to massive improvements in shipbuilding technology, allowing for Europe to explore the Americas.
What is China?
This was the name of the system of trade between Europe and the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This Mesoamerican civilization went onto influence the Mayans.
What is the Olmec civilization?