The Americas
This farming technique, used by the Inca civilization, involved cutting flat steps into the sides of mountains to create arable land, allowing for the cultivation of crops in the steep Andean highlands.
Terraced farming
This trade system, which operated between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involved the exchange of goods, enslaved people, and raw materials, playing a major role in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Triangular Trade
This term refers to Spanish explorers and soldiers who led the conquest of large parts of the Americas in the 16th century, including figures like Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro.
Conquistador
What time does this class get out on Wednesdays?
12:49
This capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco, was known for its impressive architecture, advanced engineering, and the Templo Mayor, before it was destroyed by Spanish conquistadors in 1521.
Tenochtitlán
This Portuguese explorer, credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, was killed in the Philippines in 1521, but his crew completed the journey.
Ferdinand Magellan
This period, beginning in the late 18th century, marked the shift from agrarian economies to industrialized ones, characterized by innovations like the steam engine and the growth of factories, drastically changing society and the economy.
The Industrial Revolution
What year was Mrs. J born?
This Mesoamerican civilization, known for its advanced writing system, impressive architecture, and calendar, thrived in present-day Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras from around 2000 BCE to 1500 CE.
The Maya civilization
This transatlantic system forcibly brought millions of Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, where they were sold into slavery to work on plantations and in mines.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
This harrowing journey, part of the triangular trade, transported enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas, where they were sold into slavery, enduring brutal conditions on overcrowded ships.
The Middle Passage
Mrs. J wears the same necklace every day. What animal is on that necklace?
Elephant
This powerful Mesoamerican civilization, known for its large capital city Tenochtitlán and its practice of human sacrifice, flourished in central Mexico from the 14th to the early 16th century until the Spanish conquest.
The Aztec Civilization
This widespread exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and the New World began after Christopher Columbus' voyages in the late 15th century, drastically altering ecosystems and societies on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Columbian Exchange
This Mesoamerican agricultural technique, used by the Aztecs, involved creating artificial islands in lakes to grow crops, allowing for increased food production in areas with limited arable land.
Chinampas
Mrs. J always carries the same water bottle. What color is it?
Purple
This civilization, centered in the Andes Mountains, built an extensive road system, advanced agricultural techniques, and impressive stone architecture, before being conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century.
The Inca Civilization
This theory, popularized by Jared Diamond, suggests that the success of certain civilizations was largely determined by geographic factors, including access to domesticable animals, plants, and natural resources, rather than differences in intelligence or culture.
Guns, Germs, & Steel
This 1884-1885 meeting, held among European powers, divided Africa into colonies without regard to indigenous cultures or existing political boundaries, leading to the "Scramble for Africa."
Berlin Conference
Who was the first President of the United States to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson