Native American Empires
What was the name of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras called?
Mesoamerica
Who was the conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
Who was the first person to sail westward for Spain and discover the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
The Columbian Exchange
What colony was ed by Sir Walter Raleigh and was the first English settlement in North America?
Roanoke Colony
Name two famous Native American Empires that we talked about in class?
Inca, Aztec, Mayan
What Spanish Conquistador led the conquest of the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was the first person to completely sail around the world? He sailed for Spain.
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the name of the rich region in Africa that was filled with gold called?
The Gold Coast
The Puritans that came to the new world and survived thanks to Squanto and friends are often referred to as what?
Pilgrims
What was the first great Mesoamerica civilization that flourished during the same time as the Egyptians? (1200 BC-400 BC)
Olmecs
What was the Conquistadors Slogan?
God, Glory, Gold
What was thought to be a route that could take you through North America to Asia called?
Northwest Passage
Who was the famous Portuguese explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa and to the Indian Ocean?
Vasco de Gama
What colony was established in Virginia and barely survived the winter? It was name after the current King of England.
Jamestown
Who was known as the "Father of the Aztecs?"
Montezuma
Who was the Spanish missionary that urged people to treat the Indians with respect and care?
Bartolome de las Casas
Who was the Portuguese ruler that used his wealth to send expeditions to explore the west coast of Africa?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What is prejudice directed against a person or people on the basis of their race/ethnicity?
Racism
What colony was located in Massachusetts, where a group of Puritans established it to escape religious persecution called?
Plymouth Colony
What was the center city/capital of the Incan Empire?
Cusco
What was a system where the owner of a large piece of land could tax the peasants who lived on the land called in New Spain? This is very similar to Feudalism.
Encomineda System
Who was the famous Chinese explorer that led the so called "Treasure Fleet" on seven voyages?
Zheng He
What was the private company with government backing in the Netherlands that established a settlement called Cape Town?
Dutch East India Company
What was the name of the famous document that was the first piece of government legislation in the New World? This help set the rules for the new Pilgrims coming to the new world.
The Mayflower Compact