Olmecs & Mayans
Location of influential early Mesoamerican civilization that left a "cultural footprint" for future civilizations in the area
What is modern-day Mexico?
Early Mesoamerican civilization founded in the valley of Mexico with their twin cities Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco; known for regular human sacrifice
Who are the Aztecs?
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Landed in the Bahamas of the Caribbean but believed he was in India
Who is Christopher Columbus?
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Who are the Mayans?
Early American civilization founded in the Andes mountains of Peru and Chile; known for ayllu's (family units) and pastoralism (llamas and alpacas)
Who are the Incas?
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
People, goods, and diseases moving between the "Old World" and "New World"
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The science or practice of drawing maps
What is cartography?
Early Mesoamerican civilization known for monumental artwork including giant stone heads
Who are the Olmecs?
Example of how Aztecs made physical adaptations to geography
What are chinampas (man-made islands)?
Credited for beginning the Age of Exploration by encouraging his country to find a sea route to Asian markets
Who is Prince Henry "The Navigator" (of Portugal)?
Leg of the Triangular Trade that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage?
Allowed explorers to determine latitude at sea by calculating the position of celestial bodies
What is the astrolabe?
Role of pyramids in Mayan culture
What is religious purposes (worship to the gods) ?
A reason for Aztec military conquest
What is human sacrifice of prisoners of war for religious purposes?
Reached Asia by sailing around the southern tip of Africa
Who is Vasco de Gama (of Portugal) ?
Brought by "Old World" to the "New World" that devasted native populations
What is disease?
Allowed explorers to determine direction by means of a magnetic pointer
What is the (magnetic) compass?
Primary reason for the rise of the Olmec and Mayan civilizations
What is agriculture? (corn, beans, & squash for Olmecs and maize for Mayans)
Example of how the Incans made physical adaptations to geography
What is terracing the mountainside?
Reached Asia (the Philippines) by sailing from Portugal around the southern tip of South America and then across the Pacific Ocean (thus circumnavigating the globe)
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Primary reason for the importing of slaves from Africa
What is to provide agricultural labor in the Americas?
Ships that were sturdy and more maneuverable on the open seas
What are caravels?