Indigenous Cultures of the Americas
This major Indigenous civilization, located in present-day Mexico, was known for its impressive pyramids and complex calendar system
The Aztec Civilization
This system of land ownership and loyalty dominated medieval Europe.
Feudalism
This period saw a "rebirth" of art and learning.
Renaissance
These routes connected Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Silk Road
This Native American tribe was located in what is now Tennessee.
Cherokee
This Indigenous group, known for their elaborate road system and mountain agriculture, built a vast empire in the Andes Mountains of South America.
The Inca Civilization
What was the name of the plague that devastated Europe.
The Black Death
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
This invention helped spread knowledge during the Reformation.
The Printing Press
This early Tennessee fort was important during the French and Indian war.
Fort Loudon
his group of Indigenous people were the primary inhabitants of what is now Tennessee, known for their sophisticated farming practices and complex social structures.
The Cherokee
This document limited the power of the English king.
Magna Carta
What was the name of the movement that challenged the Catholic Church?
Protestant Reformation
This explorer's voyages to the Americas in 1492 marked the beginning of sustained European contact with the New World.
Christopher Columbus
This Tennessee born president was known for the "manifest destiny" ideals.
James K. Polk
These mound-building cultures, like the Mississippians, built large earthen structures for ceremonies and burials, and were present throughout the Eastern Woodlands of North America
Mound Builders or Mississippians
These religious wars were fought for control of the Holy Land.
The Crusades
What was the impact of the printing press?
Increased literacy, spread of new ideas.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
This major river was used for transportation and trade in early Tennessee.
This Indigenous civilization, located in Central America, developed a complex writing system and made significant advancements in mathematics and astronomy.
Maya
This was the name for the self-sufficient agricultural estate controlled by a lord in medieval Europe, where peasants worked the land.
Manor
Name a major figure of the scientific revolution.
Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton.
What were the effects of the slave trade?
The effects included the depopulation of areas of Africa, and the transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas.
This Tennessean war hero became president, and was known for the battle of new Orleans.
Andrew Jackson