Geography and Environment
this crop became a major source of food for many Native American societies.
maize
This civilization developed a sophisticated agricultural society in present-day Mexico and built the city of Tenochtitlán.
Aztecs
The exchange of goods, disease and people between the Old and New Worlds
Columbian Exchange.
Spain commissioned this explorer in 1492 to find a faster trade route to Asia
Christopher Columbus
What country commissioned the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492?
Spain
The availability of abundant fish and fertile soil contributed to the development of complex societies in this region that is most well known for totem poles
Pacific Northwest
This civilization developed a powerful empire centered in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Incas
identify 2 innovations in technology that sparked the Age of Exploration
Compass, Caravel, Astroglobe, Sextant, Gutenburg Press
Portuguese explorer credited with first circumnavigating the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal
The Lenape used this practice of cultivating corn, beans and squash
3 sisters farming
This Native American group lived primarily in the Southwest, built cliffside dwellings and developed complex irrigation systems for agriculture.
Pueblo
The fall of this city in 1453 forced European traders to establish new routes to Asia
Constantinople
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
The French sought to profit from the lucrative North American fur trade, particularly beaver pelts, which were highly valued in Europe. What region of the Americas did they explore
North
Canada
Due to it's location nestled in the Andes mountains, the Incas developed this type of agriculture
terrace farming
Unlike many Native societies in the Southwest, these peoples of the Great Plains relied heavily on hunting and gathering because of their environment.
Sioux
This movement that started in 1517 (break of the Catholic Church) led Catholic nations to send missionaries around the world to spread Catholicism
Protestant Reformation
Ponce de Leon
The development of this ship allowed for safer and faster long distance voyages
Caravel
During the last ice age, Asian nomads crossed this land bridge to the Americas
Bering Strait
All the business of the Five Nations Confederate Council shall be conducted by the two combined bodies of Confederate Lords. First the question shall be passed upon by the Mohawk and Seneca Lords, then it shall be discussed and passed by the Oneida and Cayuga Lords....
What political body does the excerpt represent
Iroquois Confederacy
The new economic theory that emerged that fueled competition between European powers due to the belief that there was a limited amount of wealth in the world
Mercantilism
Conquistador who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizzaro
The Pope established this agreement to split the Western Hemisphere between Spain and France in order to prevent conflict between Catholic nations
Treaty of Tordesillas