In 1492, Columbus sailed....
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American civilizations
Miscellaneous
100

The land that Columbus expected to reach on his second voyage.

What is China?

100

He defeated the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City.

Who was Hernando Cortes?

100

The Spanish believed that this personal hygiene habit, practiced by Native Americans, was bad for the health.

What is bathing?

100
He was the ruler of the Aztec Empire, defeated by Cortes.

Who was Moctezuma?

100

They were named after Amerigo Vespucci.

What are the Americas?

200
Columbus' three ships.

What were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?

200

He went to "La Florida" to look for the Fountain of Youth.

Who was Ponce de Leon?

200

The king and queen of Spain who sponsored most early expeditions to the Americas.

Who were Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand?

200

He nailed his complaints about the Catholic Church on a church door.

Who was Martin Luther?

200

The current name of the country that was known as "New Spain."

What is Mexico?

300

Columbus predicted this event to trick Native American chiefs.

What is a lunar eclipse?

300

He found a passage to the Pacific Ocean at the southern tip of South America.

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

300

This plant, grown by Native Americans, became popular in Europe and became a cash crop grown by settlers.

What is tobacco?

300

This group of people had a civilization in Peru for only about 100 years before they were conquered by the Spanish.

Who were the Incas?

300

The mythical "seven cities of gold."

What was Cibola?

400

The trans-Atlantic transfer of plants, animals, people, and goods that took place after 1492.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

400

He led explorers across Panama to the Pacific Ocean.

Who was Vasco Nunez de Balboa?

400

People left the Catholic Church to practice this religion.

What is Protestantism?
400

This violent Aztec practice led the people in surrounding areas to hate the Aztec leaders.

What was human sacrifice?

400

Between 75-90%.

The percentage of Native Americans that scientists estimate died after 1492.

500

Columbus set up his "home base" on this Caribbean Island during his first voyage.

What is Hispaniola?

500

He explored north of Mexico and into what is now Kansas, but he still didn't find gold.

Who was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?

500

The movement in Spain that forced non-Catholics to convert to Catholicism or be killed.

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

500
This ancient Central American civilization built giant stone heads.

Who were the Olmecs?

500

This seed was considered sacred by the Aztecs, and was used for offerings to the gods or for money.

What are cacao beans?

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