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Review stack for 12-8 Social Studies Test on the Renaissance & Spanish Conquests

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Quetzacoatl The "feathered serpent"; A god of earth and sky whom the Aztecs believed would return to their land and claim it as his own
Montezuma Ruler of Aztec Kingdom when Cortes arrived
Cortes A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan Capital city of the Aztecs; located on islands in the center of a lake
Ponce de Leon Spanish explorer who discover Florida
El Dorado A place where the Spaniards believed gold was as common as sand
Pizarro Conquered the Inca Empire
Gutenberg A German who invented a printing press
pagan Until recently, anyone who was not a Christian, Jew or Muslim
Cibola Mythical rich cities of gold
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo A Spainard who sailed north from Mexico, along the Pacific Coast of what is now California
Prince Henry the Navigator A Portuguese prince whose navigational school helped start the "Age of Exploration"
Tainos Indigineous people whom Columbus encountered on the island of
Hernando de Soto A Spainard who explored the southeastern part of what is now the United States and the Mississippi River
Christopher Columbus An Italian who sailed for the king and queen of Spain
Sapa Inca The leader of the Incas
Cuzco Capital city of the Inca Empire
Renaissance Period of time from 1300-1600 A.D. named for the French word meaning "rebirth"
Protestant One who protests
conquistador A Spanish conquerer
Martin Luther A German who protested and tried to change the Catholic Church
Coronado A Spanish explorer who traveled through the southwestern United States looking for Cibola
colony A distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation
Black Death A plague that spread through Europe in the 1300's, killing many people
Reformation A series of actions in the 1500's that led to the begining of Protestant churches
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