Glossary
Define Empire
A group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch or sovereign state.
Sugar
What was another name for the Aztec civilisation?
The Mexica
What year did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas?
1492
What were the Aztec taught to believe the illnesses they suffered from were caused by?
The Gods were punishing them.
Define Invasion
an instance of overtaking a country or region with an armed force.
The introduced product that could rapidly increase world population.
Crops like spuds, corn, etc.
We can learn about ancient Mesoamerican societies by looking at what type of source? Provide two examples.
Primary sources
Paintings, earrings, stone carvings, weapons, buildings, etc.
What religion were conquistadors trying to spread across the Americas?
Catholicism
Name two diseases that went from one world to another world.
Smallpox, Measels, chicken pox, whooping cough, typhus, influenza, Changas disease
Define/describe where is Mesoamerican
The southern part of North America and extends to most of Central America, thus comprising the lands of central Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica.
Why was Machu Picchu important to the history of the Maya?
It had sophisticated stone walls that fused huge blocks without the use of mortar and intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments.
The Aztecs had a particular gift they provided to a being they believed to be important; what is this gift and who or what is the important being?
What were two of the three most precious goods brought back to Spain from the Americas?
Gold, Silver and Indigo
The second leg of a boat journey that was holding cargo from Africa.
"Indians" - explain the context.
Christopher Columbus believed that he had travelled to India, and as a result he called the native people 'Indians.'
How many people lived in the Maya empire?
10 Million
What is the singular most significant beneficial thing received by the Aztecs from the Spanish.
Livestock/Horses.
Which conquistador conquered the Inca civilisation?
Francisco Pizarro
What allowed the cultivation of crops in the Americas to be so cheap/profitable?
Slave labour.
Define Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec Empire
What is one of two valuable resources brought from the Old World to the New World?
Gun Powder and Iron Tools
Describe the main contributors to the fall of the Aztec empire.
Disease wiping out more than 90% of the population, the more advanced armour and weapons of the Spanish, (teacher discretion)
The discovery of the Americas had an immediate impact on the local groups. What is the cause, short term and long term effects. (be precise).
Introduction of diseases.
ST - People got sick.
LT - dramatic population decreased.
Who replaced the conquistadors as the controlling power in the Americas as trade grew?
Accountants and colonial administrators.