Columbus Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Conquistadors | Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the natives of Mexico and Peru |
Christopher Columbus | discovered an island in the Caribbean, Hispaniola, claimed it for Spain |
Francisco Pizzaro | conquistador; attacked the Inca empire of Peru |
Henan Cortes | conquistador; attached the Aztecs of Mexico |
Aztecs | native cultural group of Mexico; they believed in human sacrifice |
Incas | native cultural group of Peru; they built earthquake resistant buildings |
Florida | means “flowery Easter”; discovered by Juan Ponce de Leon |
Colony | new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land |
Presidios | walled forts that soldiers lived in while protecting claim in the Americas of European nations |
Missionaries | people who travel to a territory or community in order to make converts to their religion |
Trappers | adventurers who capture and kill animals, such as beavers, for their fur |
Jamestown | 1st English colony in the United States |
John Cabot | claimed the first land of England in the US; this is the basis for England’s later claim to all of the US |
Columbian Exchange | A system of trade across the Atlantic between the new world and the old world that started with the voyage of Columbus and continues today. (World trade) |
Triangular Trade Route | A trade route with three major stops or three major points of origin. (North America to Europe to Africa and back) |
Silk Road | used to import silk, jewels, spices, weapons, paper, gunpowder, and perfumes/oils to wealthy Europeans from Asia. |
New World | America |
Old World | Europe |
Explorer | A traveler that wants to discover new things. |
Cartography | Map making |
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