American Civs
Earliest known civilization of Mesoamerica
Who are the Olmec?
This person "discovered" the New World
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The three main reasons for the Age of Exploration
What are the 3 G's?
Civilization destroyed by the Spanish in South America
What were the Incas?
Invention of Chinese origin used for navigation in open seas
What is the magnetic compass?
Who are the Mayans?
Who is Vasco da Gama?
The religion spread by the Spanish and Portuguese (specific)
What is Roman Catholicism?
System of trade that included Africans forced into slavery
What is the Triangle Trade?
Adaption by the Inca to grow food in the Andes Mountains
What is terrace farming?
Civilization centered in what is today Mexico City
Who are the Aztec?
Started a school for navigation in Portugal
Religious practice used by the Natives that terrified the Europeans
What is Human sacrifice?
The name of the cultural diffusion that occurred between the old and new worlds
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Floating gardens
What are chinampas?
Destroyed capital city located in current Mexico City
What is Tenochtitlan?
Conquistador who conquered the civilization in central Mexico
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Overseas territory controlled by a foreign nation
What is a colony?
What is small pox?
What are pyramids?
Prophecy that led the Aztecs to choose their capital city
What is an eagle holding a snake?
Civilization from Europe that actually was the first to arrive in the New World
Who were the Vikings?
Economic system in which a Mother Country (in Europe) benefits from her colonies
What is Mercantilism?
What is corn?
In order to establish an empire in the Mountains, the Inca developed this
What is an advanced system of roads and bridges?