Ancient American Civilizations
Created their own written language, as well as a calendar and various pyramids
Who are the Mayas?
The first European to spread knowledge of the New World around the Old World
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The exchange of foods, diseases, technology, and ideas
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The route slaves were taken on to reach the Americas
What is the Middle Passage?
This civilization built their capital city on a lake
Who are the Aztecs?
This explorer destroyed the Aztec empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Old World animals (all of them)
What are cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and chickens
This was sent from the Americas to Europe
What is raw goods?
The most famous Inca city, never discovered by the Spanish
What is Machu Picchu?
The 3 G's
What is God, Gold, and Glory
Old World Foods
What is apples, bananas, pears, citrus fruits, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, pit fruits, grapes, wheat, watermelon
This was sent from Africa to the Americas
Who are enslaved people?
Who are the Incas?
This explorer destroyed the Inca Empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This much of the Native American population was wiped out by European diseases
What is 90%?
This was sent from Europe to Africa
What are manufactured goods?
The oldest and longest lasting of all the major ancient American civilizations
Who are the Mayas?
This person made 4 voyages to the Americas, and enslaved and killed native people on each trip
Who is Christopher Columbus?
New World foods
What is peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, pumpkin, chocolate, vanilla, turkey, pineapple, blueberries, beans, avocado, peppers
The continent that benefitted most from triangle trade
What is Europe?