americas

Question 1

indigenous

Answer 1

(of people) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before

Question 2

maya

Answer 2

Maya, Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics,

Question 3

aztecs

Answer 3

a member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century. sacrificing people to the gods

Question 4

the Columbian exchange

Answer 4

transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World of Europe and Africa and the New World of the Americas.

Question 5

inca

Answer 5

An extensive road system known as the “Qhapaq Ñan” or the Royal Road.
Ingenious agricultural techniques.
Advanced stone architecture.
Masterful stonework.
Sophisticated water management.

Question 6

hernan cortez

Answer 6

Conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521 and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Captured Moctezuma II, the ruler of the Aztecs.
Established Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital.
Founded Veracruz, the first Spanish settlement in Mexico.
Explored the Yucatan Peninsula and discovered Baja California

Question 7

encomienda

Answer 7

feudal system of spanish

Question 8

missions system

Answer 8

small agricultural communities built to house local Native populations

Question 9

Conquistador

Answer 9

a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

Question 10

Francisco Pizzaro

Answer 10

killing of the Inca king, Atahualpa, and conquering the Inca Empire.