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Christopher Columbus
An Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492, thinking he had reached Asia.
Aztecs
A Native American civilization in present-day Mexico, known for advanced cities, farming, and a large empire.
Incas
A powerful South American civilization known for its large empire, advanced engineering, and agriculture.
Nomads
People who moved from place to place in search of food, water, and better living conditions.
Renaissance (1400–1700)
A rebirth of European learning, art, and culture inspired partly by ancient Greece and Rome.
3 Gs (Gold, Glory, God)
The three major motivations Europeans had for exploration and colonization: wealth, fame, and religion.
Columbian Exchange
The transfer of goods, crops, animals, and diseases between the New World and Old World after 1492.
Three Sisters Farming
A Native American farming practice of planting corn, beans, and squash together
Polytheistic & Monotheistic
Polytheistic means believing in many gods; monotheistic means believing in one god.
Mercantilism
The belief that a country's wealth came from accumulating gold and silver and controlling trade.
Ponce de Leon
A Spanish explorer who claimed Florida for Spain while searching for the Fountain of Youth.
Hernando de Soto
A Spanish explorer who explored the southeastern United States while searching for the Mississippi River and wealth.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
The Spanish explorer who founded St. Augustine.
Vasco de Gama
The explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and became the first European to reach India by sea.
Jacques Cartier
A French explorer who explored what is now Canada and claimed the area for France.
Encomienda System
A Spanish system in which settlers were given land and Native American labor in exchange for protection and Christianization.
Treaty of Tordesillas
An agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between them
Francisco Pizarro
A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in South America.
Hernando Cortes
A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
Sir Walter Raleigh
An English explorer who established the Roanoke colony, which later became known as the "Lost Colony."
Astrolabe / Magnetic Compass / Lateen Sails
Navigation technologies that helped European explorers travel farther. The astrolabe helped determine position using the stars, the compass showed direction, and lateen sails helped ships sail against the wind.
Protestant Reformation
A movement to reform the Catholic Church that led to the creation of Protestant churches and encouraged people to read the Bible themselves.
Pueblo Revolt (
A Native American uprising in New Mexico in which Pueblo people rebelled against Spanish rule, ending Spanish control for 12 years.
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