vocab
is a society or a people sharing a language, territory, and economy that has certain basic features.
civilization
this group left behind many carvings of giant stone heads.
Olmecs
This system of rule by lords who ruled their lands but loyalty and military service to a monarch is called
feudalism
were one of the first groups to travel from Europe to the Americas.
vikings
with movable type, as shown here, allowed printers to mass-produce books, helping to spread new learning.
printing press
is an extra amount of something. usually food.
surplus
this European defeated the Aztecs
Cortes
what time period was the Middle Ages?
500-1500 AD
3 ships Columbus had
Nina, pinta, Santa Maria
names of the king and queen who funded Columbus
Isabella and Ferdinand
or sail completely around, the world.
circumnavigate
This European defeated the Inca empire
Pizarro
wars fought by Christians for control of territory in the Middle East.
Crusades
is an area settled and ruled by the government of a distant land.
colony
this country created the rudder
china
helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea
astrolabe
knotted system the Incas used to record info
Quipu
Some Middle Eastern traders traveled the overland routes that crossed the grasslands, mountains, and deserts of Central Asia and linked China and the Middle East. These routes had become known as the
Silk Road
the columbian exchange was between...
Europeans and native Americans
Christopher Columbus was born in
Genoa, Italy
which included the lord’s castle and the lands around it
manor
or wide, flat steps of land- out of the steep mountainsides.
Terrace
First to complete sea route to Asia by going around Africa
Vasco Da Gamma
in 1522 this European sailor circumnavigated the globe.
Magellan
Columbus made how many journeys to the americas? how many ships?
and what country funded it?
4, 3, Spain