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Mesoamerica_
terms related to Age of Exploration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constantinople | Byzantine capital that fell to Ottoman Turks in 1453; Ottomans changed the city name to Istanbul and converted the ancient Christian capital to Islam |
| SULEIMAN | he ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566 - made traders pay taxes on their goods |
| MAYAS | Mesoamerican Empire from 300-900 with complex agriculture and advanced writing system |
| AZTECS | a culture from Central Mexico with advanced agricultural technology like floating gardens; Cortes conquered this culture |
| INCAS | society that built a network of roads in the Andes Mountains; skilled metalworkers; Pizarro conquered them |
| Mesoamerica | Aztecs, Incas, Mayas were all ____ cultures. |
| complex (adjective) | when something has many parts so that it is difficult to explain or to learn |
| Age of Exploration | period of history from 1400s-1500's when Europeans discovered new lands in Africa and in America |