Americas Pre-Columbus
This powerful native empire ruled over what is modern day Mexico
What is the Aztec Empire?
This Italian born explorer discovered the New World for Spain
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Puritans and Quakers were attempting to escape this
What is persecution?
This empire was the first to explore ans established trading posts along the African coast
What is Portugal?
This new type of sailing ship was highly maneuverable and allowed for greater exploration
What is the Caravel?
The Inca Empire was known for its massive and sophisticated _________ network
What is road?
This Itlalian born explorer for Spain was the first to realize that the Americas were new continents
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
The Spanish wanted to convert as many Indians to this religion
What is Catholic?
The French mainly were interested in this valuable good
What is fur?
The French explored along much of this river in what is now modern day Canada
What is St Lawrence?
Groups like the Hopewell and Adena lived in what is now the Ohio area and constructed large _________ like Serpant Mound
Earth-works
This conquistador led the Spanish to conquer the Aztec empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
The French and other Europeans were searching for this rumored waterway connecting North America to Asia
What is the Northwest Passage?
New Amsterdam was a colony belonging to this European nation
Who are the Dutch?
This is the exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, and people between the New and Old Worlds
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Humans crossed into the Americas via one of these
What is a land bridge?
The Spanish settled their new territory into P________, each usually consisting of plantations and churches
What are pueblos?
The loss of this Christian city made traveling the Silk Road more difficult for Europeans
What is Constantinople?
This man sailed for Portugal, being the first to reach Asia from Europe by boat
Who is Vasco de Gama?
Spanish conquistadors like Hernando de Soto and Franscisco Coronoado were searching for the Seven..
What are cities of gold?
The Aztec's ruled over this impressive city in the middle of a lake until they were conquered by the Spanish
What is Tenochtitlan?
The Inca Empire was largely defeated by this conquistador and just over 160 men
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
What are the East Indies?
This powerful trading company was strong enough to start its own colony and raise its own army on behalf of the Neatherlands
What is the Dutch East India Trading Company
This man trecked into Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
Who is Juan Ponce De Leon?