Columbus
This is where Columbus (Colon) was born
Italy
These are imaginary lines that run west to east across a map
Lines of Latitude
Hernan Cortes
When civilizations had a surplus of food these were created
Cities
Explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, and geographer who established and became governor of New France
Samuel de Champlain
This country agreed to sponsor Columbus' voyage to "Asia"(he landed in the Americas)
Spain
These are imaginary lines that run north to south around the world on a map
Lines of Longitude
Most powerful tribe in central Mexico from 1428 to 1520
The Aztec or Mexica (Meshika)
Civilizations put this in place to help keep order and explain why natural disasters happen
Religion
French settlement and current Canadian province that in native language means "narrow passage"
Quebec
This is the year that Columbus landed in the Caribbean
1492
This element on a map includes cardinal and intermediate directions such as N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
Compass Rose
Conquistador who took King Montezuma prisoner
Hernan Cortes
This feature with symbols and pictographs was put into place to help communicate with others and keep records of goods and resources
Writing
Popular and valuable natural resource in the area of New France (Canada) used to make hats in Europe
Beaver pelts and fur
This is a term used to describe a person or thing that is native to a region
indigenous
This mapping element reveals what symbols mean on a map
Legend or Map Key
Tribe that flourished in the South American Andes Mountains from 1200 to 1533
The Inca
Temples and pyramids were part of this feature and helped to display power and stature
Arts & Architecture
The French made alliances with these tribes in 1609
Innu and Algonquin
This is the tribe that first interacted with Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon)
Taino
This mapping element allows one to calculate distance on a particular map
Map Scale
Conquistador who captured Incan King Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
This feature kept kings, noblemen and priests at the top and peasants at the bottom
Social Class
New France lasted from the 16th century until 1763, when the lost the French Indian War to this country
England, Britain, or The British Empire