Mesoamerica & Andes
This empire built the city of Tenochtitlán on a lake and was known for its warrior culture.
Aztecs
These "Three Sisters" were the primary crops grown by many Northeast Tribes.
Corn, Beans, and Squash
He is credited with being the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases.
Columbian Exchange
These are the "Three G's" that motivated European explorers.
Gold, Glory, and God
This civilization was located in the Andes Mountains and used quipu (knotted strings) for record-keeping.
Incas
These "Three Sisters" were the primary crops grown by many Southeast Tribes.
Corn, Beans, and Tobacco
He "discovered" the New World in 1492 while looking for a route to India.
Christopher Columbus
This "Great Dying" was caused primarily by this biological factor brought by Europeans.
Disease
This "G" refers to the desire to spread Christianity to new lands.
God
The Maya were famous for developing an accurate calendar and this complex system of writing.
Hieroglyphics (or Glyphs)
Tribes in this region, like the Sioux, lived in tepees and hunted buffalo.
The Plains
This Portuguese explorer was the first to reach India by sea by sailing around Africa.
Vasco da Gama
This new economic system focused on a mother country exporting more than it imported.
Mercantilism
This "G" refers to the desire for fame, status, and national pride.
Glory
The Aztecs used these "floating gardens" to grow food in their swampy capital.
Chinampas
Tribes in this region, like the Cherokee, lived in settled villages with "wattle and daub" houses.
The Southeast
This Spanish conquistador is responsible for the fall of the Incan Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
This labor system forced Native Americans to work on Spanish plantations and mines.
The Encomienda System
This "G" refers to the quest for spices, silk, and precious metals.
Gold
This was the main crop (staple) of the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
Maize (Corn)
The "Six Nations' created this to unite the Confederacy.
The Great Law of Peace
This tool used the stars to help sailors determine their latitude at sea.
Astrolabe
This specific crop from the Americas led to a massive population boom in Europe.
The Potato
This person would go around converting indigenous people to Christianity and teaching them how to worship like Christian people.
Missionaries