Geography
What ocean is to the south of South America?
The Southern Ocean
Maya's would have lived in what kind of forest?
Broadleaf Evergreen Forest (rainforest)
The Aztecs lived in present-day ____________.
Mexico
The Incan civilization was in the ________ mountains.
Andes
The Spanish first arrived in the Americas when?
1492
What is the northernmost South American country?
Venezuela
Aztec > Maya > Inca True or False?
False Maya > Aztec > Inca
The most famous Aztec leader was whom?
Moctezuma II
The Incas were known for constructing what?
Roads and bridges for travel.
Spanish explorers in the Americas were known as what?
Conquistadors
What country does the Amazon River flow out from?
Brazil
We know much about the Maya because of their ______________.
Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
In order to farm and to deal with the steep mountainsides, the Incas developed ___________.
terraces
What two European countries initially established colonies in the Americas?
Spain & Portugal
In what country is the Atacama Desert?
Chile
Corn
Language spoken by the Aztec.
Nahuatl
The Inca capital
Cuzco
List three advantages the Spanish had over native Americans.
guns, germs, steel, horses
Where is Patagonia?
Argentina
Aztec capital city.
Tenochtitlan
The Incas were conquered by what person?
Francisco Pizarro
System of slavery established by the Spanish in the Americas?
Encomienda System