the americas pre:columbian empires to colonies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pre-columbian empires | they existed in the americans before the arrrival of the explorer columbian bus 1492. |
| maya | a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples |
| inca | Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco. |
| aztec | a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519 |
| prince henry | Known as the Henry the Navigator, gathered experts in science, mapmaking, and shipbuilding whose work led to a fleet of ships that explored the coast of west Africa |
| christopher columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) |
| columbian exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. |
| vasco de gama | A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean, A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean. |
| ferdinand magellan | Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world. |
| hernando cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) |
| conquistadores | Spanish 'conqueror' or soldier in the New World. They were searching for the 3-G's: gold, God, and glory. |
| montezuma | Aztec leader |
| francisco pizarro | spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas |
| encomienda system | priviledge given by Spain to Spanish settlers in the Americas which allowed to control the lands and people of a certain territory |
| new france | French colonies in North America; extended from St. Lawrence River along Great Lakes and down Mississippi River valley system. |
| new netherland | a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam |
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