History 1
to travel for the purpose of discovery
Exploration
Lived in Mexico before Cortes claimed the land for Spain
Aztec
Which of the following civilizations is credited for coming up with the concept of zero?
Mayas
Which Ocean borders the Americas to the west?
Pacific
wandering from place to place
nomadic
navigational instrument for finding directions
Compass
This civilization practiced cultural rituals like human sacrifice to honor the gods.
Aztecs
Which ocean borders the Americas to the east?
Atlantic
Spanish conquerors
Conquistadors
All of the Native American groups that inhabited the Americas had similar cultures.
False
Aztecs
Meso American civilization who dominated modern day Mexico. Were defeated by Cortes
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Christopher Columbus
The Sioux were nomadic hunters - they moved from place to place in order to find food which is why they lived in
teepees which were easily transported
What year did Columbus land in the Bahamas
1492
A Spanish Conquistador who defeated and conquered the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortez
The Maya, Inca, and Aztec Empires fell largely in part to (*HINT: this is the predominant language spoken in Central and South America for this reason*)
conquer by the Spanish
Who are the Americas named after
Amerigo Vespuci