First American Civilizations
This is the oldest Mesoamerican civilization that dates back to 1200 BC. They used slash and burn technique to create agricultural fields in the Yucatan forests. They also sculpted huge stone heads.
The Olmecs
First country to start the exploration
Portugal
The Spanish name given to a Spanish explorer/soldiers who searched for wealth in the Americas
Conquistadors/Conquistadores
I am an explorer for Spain who searched for a shorter route to Asia and accidentally ended up in the Americas calling the Natives "Indians". Which explorer am I?
Christopher Columbus
Name one negative effect conquerers had on Indigenous communities in the Americas:
Disease, destruction of culture, enslavement, Christianity
Identify 2 theories explaining how humans migrated from Asia to the Americas.
The Bering Strait/Bridge and Coastal Migration/Kelp Highway
Name 3 European countries involved in the Age of Exploration
Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, France, Britain, various independent Italians
I was born in Portugal, but sailed for Spain, and circumnavigated the Earth... or at least my crew did. This proved the Earth was not flat. Which explorer am I?
Ferdinand Magellan
Name one positive effect of the Age of Exploration on the Empires of Europe.
more advanced technology, different materials and foods, increased populations, and more wealth
This empire built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, expanding from an island in Lake Texcoco. The conquered neighboring peoples to create a vast empire in was is today Mexico. The empire fell when Cortez's conquistadors allied with native Mesoamerican tribes took over Tenochtitlan.
The Aztec
The three motivations reasons for Europeans to explore during the Age of Exploration
To find gold, explore (find new trade routes) and spread Christianity. (Gold, God, Glory)
France
A Portuguese explorer, was the first European to sail directly from Europe to India, opening a sea route to the lucrative spice trade in Asia.
Vasco Da Gama
What is a negative effect the Age of Exploration had on the people of Africa?
The slave trade, likely the single most horrific atrocity of world history
This Yucatan civilization was technically not an empire, because it did not have one centralized government, instead their were many independent city-states. They used rubber as part of a ritual sport and had an advanced 365 day calendar.
The Mayans
Why did Spanish missionaries want to establish settlements in the Americas?
They wanted to spread Catholicism to the indigenous Native American people
This word describes an agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide up the lands of the east and west.
Treaty
I sailed for the English and discovered waterways in modern-day NY state and Canada.
Henry Hudson
Name one monotheistic religion that saught the spread of its faith during the Age of Exploration?
Christianity(Catholicism / Protestantism) and Islam
This empire developed in the Andes Mountains of South America. They adapted to their climate and geography by created terrace farming, rope bridges, and recorded language using strings and knot patterns.
The Incas
How did new technology cause the Age of Exploration?
This is what the English achieved in their exploration of the New World.
The 13 American/British Colonies
I believed you could find a Northern path to Asia through the Northern Atlantic so Henry the VII of England commissioned my voyage. Instead, I found Canada.
John Cabot
Name one danger of sea travel during the Age of Exploration
Pirates, death, mutiny, sickness, starvation, being stranded/lost