3 Great Civilizations
What 3 groups inhabited the Americas before the Modern Age?
Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas
Poder
Power
Who were the Reyes Católicos?
Isabel and Fernando
What country was Christopher Columbus from?
Italy
Idioma
Language
What group lived in what is now Central Mexico?
Aztecs
Tribu
Tribe
What language did the Reyes Católicos impose on all Spanish territories?
Spanish
What year did Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
Brújula
Compass
What group lived in the Andes mountains?
Incas
Indígena
Indigenous
What religion did the Reyes Católicos impose on all Spanish territories?
Catholicism
Who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Travesía
Voyage; Journey
What group lived in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras?
Mayas
Nobleza
Nobility
What war started in 1701 after Carlos II died without a successor?
War of Spanish Succession
Hernán Cortés
Impuesto
Tax
What group built Machu Picchu?
Incas
Ejército
Army
Who was the first Borbón king of Spain?
Felipe V
Which conquistador occupied the Inca empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Comercio Internacional
International Trade