Aztecs
What was aztec reasoning for human sacrifices
To feed the sun god so that he could fight the darkness every morning
The Eastern Woodlands were the first to encounter which two people
French and British
The Portuguese primarily focused on establishing themselves here
Brazil
This material gave Spanish a big advantage
Steel-for rifles and other weaponry
The Sears Tower is how many feet tall
1,729 feet
The Aztecs were an alliance between who... what were they collectively referred to as
Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, Tlacopan--Triple Alliance
The two major groups
Algonquin and Iroquois
Who is credited with discovering Brazil
Pedro Álvares Cabral
What advantages in the Inca Spanish wars gave Europe the ability to take over with little man power
A civil war in Inca
The first iPhone came out in this year
2007
Hernando Cortés
Leader of 180 conquistadors who eventually conquered the Aztecs
Different Eastern Woodland people allied with
Most portuguese stayed on the coast while these people went to the center of Brazil
The Jesuits, missionaries
Viceroyalties
Mini rulers placed in America, by the Spanish crown, to keep everything in line
chinampa
crop floating on lake Texcoco in tenochtitlan that were plentiful and effective
Name two wars between the British, French and their respective allies
• King William's War
• Queen Anne's War
• King George's War
• French and Indian War
Caused immigration to Brazil
Gold mine discovery
Francisco Pizarro
Leader of Conquistadores who conquered the Inca empire
Describe the events in the conquistadors overthrow of the Aztecs(judged on accuracy)
1. Enter with men and kidnap and kill their leader(Montezuma II)
2. Flee to recover.. smallpox spreads in city
3. come back with allies and take over Tenochtitlan
The British primarily allied with
the Iroquois
What legal document allowed Portuguese to "have" Brazil
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish battles with Aztecs ended in
1521