Vocab
A Spanish Conqueror.
What is a conquistador?
The Maya, Toltec, and Aztecs all occupied the land of this modern day country.
What is Mexico?
This man set sail in 1492 and brought awareness to the new world by landing in modern day Central America.
This group was known for their brutality - this included war, sacrifice, obsidian blades - they would eventually fall to the Spanish.
Who were the Aztecs?
After conquering the Aztecs, the Spanish renamed their capital to this name that it still holds today.
What is Mexico City?
What are sacrifices?
What is Spain?
Ruler of the Aztecs at the peak of their power - his son would become king after his death.
Who is Montezuma I?
This civilization was not very long-lived due to Civil War, but at one point had the largest empire in all of modern day Mexico.
Who were the Toltec?
At the peak of their power, the Inca dominated most of this continent.
The different people of the Maya were split up into these, each with its own government and laws.
What are city-states?
Columbus landed at these modern day islands.
What are the Bahamas?
Ruler of the Aztecs who was tricked by the Spanish and ended up paying for it with his life.
Who is Montezuma II
The calendar of these people ended in 2012, leading many to worry about a potential end of the world.
Who were the Maya?
The Spanish were so successful in their conquest because of the use of the first gun, with this name.
What is a musket?
The process of using water to successfully enrich soil, create canals, or other useful farming activity.
What is irrigation?
What is Tula?
Spanish Conquistador who took over the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Who were the Maya?
Early Native Americans reached North America during the last Ice Age using this path between current day Russia and Alaska.
What is the Bering Straight?
The way of communication of the Inca, historian are still attempting to successfully understand it.
What is Quipu?
This was the great capital of the Aztecs
What is Tenochtitlan?
This Spanish Conquistador led the Spanish and took over the Inca.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This was the number one cause of death for the Aztecs in their war with Spain.
What is disease?
The great city of the Inca - located in the mountains and considered one of the wonders of the world.
What is Machu Picchu?