Native American Societies
This Native American group lived in the Southwest and built adobe homes.
Pueblo
This country sponsored Christopher Columbus.
SPAIN
This crop was brought from the Americas to Europe and became a staple food.
Potato
Spanish settlers in the Americas were known by this term.
conquistadors
This region had dense forests and cold winters, shaping Native lifestyles.
Northeast
This tribe lived in the Great Plains and relied heavily on buffalo
Sioux (Lakota)
The desire for wealth, religion, and fame is known as the “Three ___.”
Three Gs (Gold, God, Glory)
This deadly disease devastated Native American populations.
Smallpox
This empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro
Inca Empire
The availability of this resource in the Chesapeake region led to plantation agriculture.
This confederacy created a political system that influenced later democratic ideas.
Iroquois Confederacy
This line divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
Treaty of Tordesillas
This system involved the forced labor of Native Americans by Spanish settlers.
encomienda system
This crop system in the Caribbean relied heavily on enslaved labor.
Sugar Plantations
This river valley was home to early complex Native societies like Cahokia.
Mississippi River Valley
Native societies adapted to their environment through this practice of seasonal movement.
Nomadism
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
This animal introduced by Europeans transformed Native American life on the Plains.
Horse
This social class system ranked people based on race and birthplace.
Caste System
Environmental differences led to this concept of regional diversity among Native groups.
Cultural Adaptation
This agricultural system used by Native Americans is known as “Three Sisters.”
Corn
Beans
Squash
This technological advancement improved navigation and exploration.
caravel (or compass/astrolabe)
The Columbian Exchange resulted in this major demographic shift.
population decline of Native Americans (or population exchange between hemispheres)
This group/individual advocated for better treatment of Native Americans.
Bartolomé de las Casas
This concept explains how geography influenced the development of different societies.
Environmental Determinism