Pre Columbian Empires
This empire built its civilization in Central American rainforests and used advanced calendars.
What is the Maya?
This professional maps out geographic trade routes and coastlines.
What is a Cartographer?
This explorer was the first European to successfully round Africa to reach India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
In his 1493 letter, Columbus primary goal was to justify this.
What is his voyage?
This empire constructed massive road systems across the high Andes mountains.
What is the Inca?
This tool allowed sailors to calculate latitude using stars.
What is an Astrolabe?
This explorer sailed west in 1492 and landed in the Caribbean.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Las Casas used words like "wolves" to criticize the treatment of these people.
Who are Indigenous peoples?
This highly militaristic empire expanded via conquest and demands for tribute.
What is the Aztec?
This 1494 treaty split newly discovered global lands between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This European disease caused massive depopulation across the Americas.
What is Smallpox?
Columbus argued the islands were highly fertile to secure this from rulers.
What is continued financial support?
This forced labor system allowed Spanish settlers to exploit native populations.
What is the Encomienda system?
This biological revolution transferred plants, animals, and diseases globally.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Las Casas's career as this role motivated him to protect native souls.
What is a Spanish priest?