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European Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conquistadors (3) | -searched for gold -looked for land to conquer -created New Spain |
| turning point | -a moment of history that makes an important change |
| Colombian Exchange | -exchange of goods and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| circumnavigate | -to sail completely around the world |
| Iroquois Government (3) | -introduced the idea of confederacy -union of tribe working together -representative government |
| Where did the Aztecs live? | -lived in Mexico |
| Where did the Incas live? | -lived in Peru |
| Who conquered the Aztecs? | -Cortez |
| Who conquered the Incas? | -Pizzaro |
| Pueblos (3) | -small towns -farming trade -located in New Sapin |
| Presidios (3) | -forts -soldiers -located in New Spain |
| Missions (3) | -religious settlement -tried to convert people to Catholic |
| Missionary | -people who tried to convince others to change religions (Catholic) |
| Society in "New Spain" (order) | -Peninsulares -Creoles -Mestizos -Native Americans |
| Northwest Passage | -Europeans search for a waterway to get to Asia -never found |
| What did Henry Hudson discover? | -New York Harbor |
| Martin Luther (2) | -tested the teachings of the Catholic church -started the Protestant reformation (Catholic/Protestants) |
| Settlers in New France made money by... | -trapping and trading fur |
| Where was "New France" located? | -Ohio River Valley and parts of Canada |
| Where was "New Netherland" located? | -Manhattan and further up the Hudson |
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