European Explorers and Early Americans Flashcards
Who first reached the southern tip of Africa?
Bartholomeu Dias
Who led a ship around Africa, to India, and back?
Vasco De Gama
Why was Price Henry called “The Navigator”?
he was committed to the idea of exploring and started a school of navigation
Where did Christopher Columbus first land?
West Indies, in the Caribbean
Who did Christopher Columbus meet when he landed in the Americas?
the Tiano people
What was the conquistadors’ motto?
Gold, gold, and glory
Where did Herman Cortex land?
Mexico
Who demolished Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital?
Herman Cortez
Who arrived in Peru?
Francisso Pizzaro
Why did the Incans disappear?
war and disease killed most Incans but those who survived were killed by the Spanish (Pizzaro) when they arrived.
How did the Treaty of Tordesillas spilt the new land?
Portugal got the eastern parts (Africa, India, and other parts of Asia)
Spain got the western parts (most of the Americas)
What did Magellan accomplish?
He circumnavigated the world
What did Diaz accomplish?
he reached the southern tip of Africa proving there was another way to India
What did the Aztec commonly call themselves?
Mexica
What are 2 architectural achievements of the Aztec?
canals, bridges
Where was the largest Aztec market located?
Tlatelolco
Who were the pochteca?
professional merchants
What were chinampas?
floating gardens
What prior civilizations did the Inca conquer?
Chavin, Moche, Wari, and Tiwanaku
What is a quipu?
knotted cords used to communicate
What is the Incan’s native language?
Quechua
Where is the Incan native language spoken today?
Ecuador to Chile and Peru
What was the mita system?
a system that required everyone to do public labor/service
Where in the Americas did the Spanish conquer?
Caribbean, Mexico, Peru
Where in the Americas did the Portuguese conquer?
Brazil
