North American Indian Tribes
This North American Indian group were hunter-gatherers who typically followed and hunted bison herds.
Who were the Plains Indians?
The areas where human sacrifice rituals would take place.
What are pyramids?
The Inca Empire was famous for constructing these as they stretched for thousands of miles across the empire.
What are road/highways?
The year that Colombus sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in Hispaniola.
What is 1492?
The belief that all living things possess spirits.
What is Animism?
This word means "town" and is also the word used to reference some American Indian tribes in the western regions of North America.
What is pueblo?
This Mesoamerican civilization was located in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Who were the Mayans?
The capital city of the Inca Empire.
What is Cuzco?
The king and queen of Spain who sent Colombus on his journey West to look for trade routes to India.
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?
The peninsula located in Europe that contains the modern nations of Portugal and Spain.
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
This civilization likely created the first cities in North America. They were famous for their large burial and effigy mounds.
Who were the Mound Builders?
The form of writing system used by the Maya and the Aztecs.
What are hieroglyphics?
The official title given to the emperor of the Inca Empire.
What is "Inca"?
A pirate who would be hired by a government to attack rival nations.
What is a privateer?
This book based on the journeys of Marco Polo inspired many Europeans to explore and search for Asia.
What is The Travels?
The North American tribes located in the southeast who were known for being more peaceful.
Who were the Five Civilized Tribes?
The capital city of the Aztec Empire which was famous for its complex series of canals and being built in the middle of a lake. Modern Mexico City is built on top of it.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The name of the mountain range that the Inca Empire lived in.
What are the Andes Mountains?
The type of ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese that could sail along coasts, up rivers, and across oceans.
What is the caravel?
This navigational instrument was used by sailors and explorers to measure the angle between a sun or a star and the horizon.
What is an astrolabe?
This Native American group is recognized as one of the most powerful groups in North America. They infamously would eat parts of their enemies in order to gain bravery and courage.
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
These documents served as records for the Maya and recorded information such as astronomical, religious, and agricultural events. The majority of them have been lost or were destroyed by the Spanish.
What is the Maya Codex?
A fancy word for "taxes" where a conquered people were supposed to give certain things to whoever ruled over them. If they failed or refused to do so, they could be destroyed.
What is tribute?
The famous legendary king located somewhere in Africa who ruled over a mythical Christian kingdom. Many Europeans wanted to find him so that he might help them fight against the Muslims.
Who was Prester John
The name of the land bridge theorized by historians that connected Asia and North America and allowed the early peoples to migrate to the Americas.
What is the Bering Strait (or Beringia)?