confusing Flashcards
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inca
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- the Inca controlled an empire on the Andes Mountain region South America
- building terrace
- , empire,
- polytheistic,
- has medical advances
2
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aztec
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- were nomadic hunters and gatherers
- that lived in what is now the northwest desert of Mexico
- polytheistic,
- lived valley of mexico,
- capital: technoctilan and it was built on an island
- created an empire through conquests,
- built temples and pyramids,
- did human sacrifices
- conquered by spainards
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mesoamerica
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- is Mexico and Central America
- is where the Mayan and Aztecs were formed
4
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hieroglyphics
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a writing system made out of pictures and symbols used by the Mayans
5
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Andes Mountains
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where the Inca lived
6
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circumnavigate
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to sail completely around the world
7
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new world
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- America
- Christopher Columbus thought it was Indian because he was supposed to be sailing for India
- new land
8
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spice islands
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- present day Indonesia
- center of trade centers,
- trade routes,
- northern, central, and southern go from venice genoa
9
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West Indies
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15 to 20 million Indians
Caribbean
10
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east indies
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1 million Indians
Spice Islands
11
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triangular trade
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exchange of goods and slaves across the Atlantic Ocean between Africa, the Americas, and Europe
12
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monopoly
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the gaining of control of market
13
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venice
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where the Northern, Central, and Southern routes ended
14
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genoa
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where the Northern, Central, and Southern routes ended
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northern, central, southern route
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trade routes used to bring products o the East back to Europe
