Explorers
Conquistador who defeated the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
They kept invaders out of their city by raising their bridges
Aztecs
He died because the Aztecs stoned him to death
Montezuma II
Metal which covered some Inca buildings
gold
This is caused because of a lack of vitamin C
scurvy
Was the first explorer to find a route around Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
DAILY DOUBLE
Compare and contrast the Aztecs and the Incas.
First European to set foot in North America
Leif Ericson
People became passive followers to this person who held all of the power in his empire
Inca
This continent contains the Cape of Good Hope
Africa
He sailed around the tip of South America
Ferdinand Magellan
How was the Aztec king chosen?
through election
He was the first European explorer to round the tip of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
DAILY DOUBLE
Give and explain at least two of the motives for European exploration
This current day city was built on the former site of Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
This country financed the explorations of Christopher Columbus
Spain
Language of the Incas
Quechua
After defeating the last Aztec resisters, he destroyed Tenochtitlan
Cortes
The Spanish said they needed to destroy these people because they practiced human sacrifice
Aztecs
This treaty gave Brazil to Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
This Italian explorer journeyed to the Far East and published a record of his experiences
Marco Polo
Name the three moral precepts that governed Inca society
Do not be lazy
Do not steal
Do not lie
Name two things Montezuma II did when Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan
Greeted him
showed samples of Aztec wealth
The people of the East and West established a relationship during this time period
Pax Mongolica
This divided the world between Spain and Portugal
Line of Demarcation