Aztec & Inca Civilizations
This capital city of the Aztec Empire was built on a lake and later became Mexico City.
What is Tenochtitlán?
This European country led early exploration around Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
What is Portugal?
This Spanish conqueror defeated the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
This city was renamed Istanbul after the Ottomans conquered it in 1453.
What is Constantinople?
This cultural movement began in Italy and emphasized humanism
What is the Renaissance?
The Inca used this system of knotted cords to keep records.
What is quipu?
This invention allowed sailors to determine latitude at sea.
What is the astrolabe?
This conquistador conquered the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This elite military unit was made up of Christian boys taken through the devshirme system.
Who are the Janissaries?
This invention helped spread new ideas quickly throughout Europe.
What is the printing press?
The Aztec practiced this religious ritual to honor their gods and ensure the sun would rise.
What is human sacrifice?
This explorer completed the first successful circumnavigation of the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This deadly exchange of diseases, crops, and animals between the Old and New Worlds reshaped global history.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This Ottoman ruler was known as “The Magnificent.”
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent?
This shift in thinking focused on human potential and classical learning.
What is humanism?
The Inca built this massive road system stretching across the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan)?
This 1494 agreement divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Indigenous populations in the Americas declined by nearly 90% mainly due to this.
What are European diseases (like smallpox)?
The Ottoman Empire controlled this important trade route between Europe and Asia.
What is the Silk Road (or major land trade routes)?
This Portuguese prince sponsored exploration along the African coast.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
This leader was the last Aztec emperor and was captured by Hernán Cortés.
Who is Moctezuma II?
One major motivation for exploration often summarized as “God, Gold, and ___.”
What is Glory?
This labor system forced Indigenous people to work for Spanish landowners.
What is the encomienda system?
The Ottoman Empire followed this religion.
What is Islam?
The Renaissance encouraged curiosity and innovation, which directly led to this era of global exploration.
What is the Age of Exploration?