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Civilizations
Slavery
European Explorers
European Settlements
Spanish Conquest
100
A large land area and population controlled by a single ruler or group
What is an Empire?
100
West Africa
Where did most of the slaves in the Americas come from?
100
Catholic and Muslim people fighting for control of the Holy Land
What are the Crusades?
100
Jamestown
What is the name of the first English colony in North America?
100
The Spanish term for conqueror
What is a conquistador?
200
Civilization
What is a well-developed way of life of a people in one place and time?
200
Sugar
What was more valuable to Portuguese planters than the lives of slaves?
200
An Italian merchant from Venice who traveled to China
Who is Marco Polo?
200
An official document in which rights are given by a government to a person or company
What is a charter?
200
Mexico City
What was the capital city of New Spain?
300
Archaeology
What is the study of objects that remain behind after a civilization is gone?
300
Between 7 and 10 Million
How many Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves?
300
The buying and selling of goods
What is commerce?
300
Tobacco
What was the cash crop of Jamestown?
300
Montezuma II
Who was the Aztec emperor?
400
Adobe
What is the material used by the Pueblos to construct their dwellings?
400
People who work for a number of years to pay off a debt
What is an indentured servant?
400
A large farm requiring many workers
What is a plantation?
400
Pocahontas
Who saved John Smith from execution?
400
Pizarro
What is name of the conqueror of the Inca Empire?
500
Clan
What is a small group of related Native American families?
500
The early 1500's
When did the slave trade between Africa and the Americas begin?
500
Verrazano
Which Italian explorer has one of the longest suspension bridges in the world named after him?
500
King Louis XIV of France
Who was Louisiana named in honor of?
500
St. Augustine, Florida
What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?