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European Exploration
Term | Definition |
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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 |