Pueblos
towns
Pueblos were made from:
Adobe
Plains Indians
A diverse group of Indian tribes and their languages that inhabited the West plains
Plains Indians lived in:
Tepees
The Plains Indians believed that:
Everything had its own spirit
Native Americans who built mounds
Mound Builders
effigy mound
A mound in the shape of an animal or object
Iroquis Confederacy
a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government
The "Five Civilized Tribes" were the
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
The Mayan government was primarily a what?
independent city states
Mayan Religion
Worshipped many gods, each represented a different area of life, tried to keep gods happy by giving blood and human sacrifices. Believed in legend of Quetzalcoatl (God who'd return to rule people in peace). Story of creation found in Popol Vuh.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Spanish
Who conquered the Incas?
Spanish
Who conquered the Mayans?
Spanish
Aztec capital city
Tenochtitlan
Inca capital city
Cuzco
How is Quetzecoatl lke Jesus?
god became human and lived among us
Aztec government
monarchy
Aztec crimes punished by:
death
The Incan Empire was located
South America
Most of the incan buildings were covered with:
gold
Dead Reckoning
relying solely on your best guesswork for direction
trade winds
the more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface
Astrolabe
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
compass
an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
Religious motivation for European explorers
reaching the unsaved for Christ
Social motivation for European explorers
telling other people about their adventures
Political motivation for European explorers
gaining new lands for their Empire
Cannons
very difficult to move, extremely inaccurate, and took a long time to reload and fire. As a result they were fairly ineffective for land warfare, aside from sieges. They did prove, however, to be more effective at sea
Caravel
A small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations with triangle sails.
Prester John
In legends popular from the 12th to 17th centuries, he was a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom was cut off from Europe by Muslim conquests. Ruled Africa
What church did the explorers represent?
Roman Catholic Church
Economic motivation for European explorers:
Money
What were the four motives for European exploration and conquest?
Economic, social, political, religious