motives
meaning of reformation
New religions growing
what is one of the 3 g's
god
what is the mayan's religion?
The Mayan were polytheistic -belief in more than one god
what was the inca's religion?
polytheistic
what is the Aztec religion.
polytheistic
meaning of monarchs seeking new sources of revenue
taking advantage
what is another of the 3 g's
gold
how many gods did they worship?
what did they sacrifice mostly?
guinea pigs and Llamas
what was practiced in the Aztec religion
Human sacrifice
technological advances
a caravel -small fast Spanish ship
what is the last one of them?
glory
what did they do to honor them?
they built pyramids
they used food as currency, what was one thing they ate.
potatoes, dried meat, wool, and cotton.
what did they use to write back then
hieroglyphs
what was the big idea of the Spanish expansion
spain wanted to establish an empire in the americas
what are conquistadors
spanish soldiers who led military expeditions to the americas to take them over
what is a city-state
A city-state is a city that has its surrounding territory forms an independent government.
what kind of punishment would they get for murder?
thrown off a cliff
who stopped the Aztec practice of human sacrifice
spanish
why did spain want to explore
spanish armies explores and conquered much of the americas.
who is is hernan cortes
he was a man who led a military expeditions to Mexico in 1519
what kind of writing did they Mayan use
heiroglyphs
what could you get for stealing?
hands cut off
what did they use too keep count of the days
a calendar