What Is History?
If writing never existed, what would history rely on?
Oral tradition
Spanish soldiers who conquered the Americas?
Conquistadors
What institution held the most power in medieval Europe?
Catholic Church
Which empire built Tenochtitlán?
Aztec
Why were early Americans nomadic?
Food
Which science studies prehistoric fossils?
Paleontology
French fur traders who lived with Natives?
Coureurs
What system exchanged land for loyalty?
Feudalism
Which civilization developed an advanced calendar?
Maya
What event forced humans to migrate during prehistory?
Ice Age
What do historians look for when analyzing why something happened?
Cause
What brutal voyage carried enslaved Africans?
Middle Passage
What religion united most of Europe in the Middle Ages?
Christianity
What did the Olmec carve to honor leaders?
Heads
What crop transformed early American societies?
Maize
The spread of ideas and goods between cultures is called what?
Diffusion
What system forced Native Americans to work for colonists?
Encomienda
Who called the First Crusade in 1095?
Pope Urban II
The Aztec honored gods with what practice?
Sacrifice
What lifestyle replaced hunting and gathering?
Farming
Which civilization is known as the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica?
Olmec
What Dutch settlement was renamed New York?
Amsterdam
What system weakened as towns and trade grew?
Feudalism
What recordkeeping system did the Inca use?
Quipu Knots
What allowed civilizations to grow in size and complexity?
Surplus