Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica Cont.
Mesoamerica Cont.
European Exploration
The Columbian Exchange
100
The Aztec's major city was-
Tenochtitlan
100
What was the demise of the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes and Spanish Conquistadors invaded.
100
What was the demise of the Inca?
Conquered by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro
100
One main reason for European exploration was to:
find a faster route to India and China
100
Name item exchanged from the Old World to the New World
Onions, horses, disease, wheat
200
The Maya Civilization was located in:
Yucatan Peninsula in the Central American Rainforest.
200
The Inca Civilization was located in:
South America in the Andes Mountains
200
The first Mesoamerica Civilization characterized by its large stone heads.
Olmecs
200
Who were the first Europeans in North America?
The Vikings
200
A widespread exchange of exotic and lucrative goods from the New World to the Old World.
Columbian Exchange
300
The major cities of the Mayans were:
Tikal and Chichen Itza
300
What Incan City is this a picture of?
Machu Picchu
300
The Mayans were known for creating accurate what?
Calendars
300
North and South America were named after...?
Amerigo Vespucci
300
The Spanish system whereby Native Americans became enslaved laborers was the.
Encomienda System
400
A deadly ball game played by the Maya and other Mesoamerica civilizations.
Pok a Tok
400
The Inca farming technique of carving flats into the mountainside was called:
Terrace Farming
400
What was the demise of the Maya?
Noone knows for sure. Possible drought, soil exhaustion famine.
400
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in 1519?
Hernan Cortes
400
Mestizo Descent
One Spanish Parent /One Native Parent
500
Artificial floating islands used to farm on by Aztecs.
Chinampas
500
The Incas were known for their extensive ______________system which allowed easier travel throughout the empire.
Roads
500
What was the demise of the Inca?
Conquered by Francisco Pizarro
500
Who claimed modern New York for the Dutch in 1609?
Henry Hudson
500
Transatlantic Trade Network Africa, Europe and the Americas
Triangle of Trade