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14 Cards in this Set
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Who were the Incas?
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Between 1200 and 1535 AD they were a tribe that lived in a part of South America by the equator to the pacific coast of Chile.
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Who were the Mayas?
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Ancient Mayan civilizations were in the eastern third of Mesoamerica. They lived in areas such as volcanic mountains, lowlands, and rain forests.
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Who were the Aztecs?
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They ruled during the Incan empires time. They dominated from Mexico to Guatamala to the territories at Salvador and Honduras for nearly 100 years.
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Chaco Canyon?
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Chaco canyon was once known for its beauty. It was also the center of Anasazi life, which was another culture
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Wooodland Incas?
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Woodland was a period of time during the rule of Incas and other tribes. It also talks about the indigenous civilizations of the Americas.
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Who was Leif Erikson?
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He was known as the first European to land in North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
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Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
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He was a Prince of the Kingdom of Portugal and he was a very important figure in his time if the Empire.
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Who was Christopher Columbus?
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He was a explorer, navigator and colonizer from Genoa, Italy. He was theo one who raised the awareness of the American Continents leading to their foundation.
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Ferdinand Magellan?
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He was born in Sabrosa and was a Portugese explorer. He was sent to investigate the "spice islands" by Charles the first of Spain.
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The Conquistadors?
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Meaning conqueror in the Spanish and Portugese languages, they are Spanish soilders, explorers and adventurers.
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Mobile Societies?
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The population was doubled every 20 years due to the immigration rate from Ireland and Germany.
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Agriculture? (Natives)
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Paleo-Indians would just take what they can find since they didn't find the land familiar. they would take corn, squash....etc.
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Cortes?
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Cortes was born in a small town in southwestern Spain in 1485. When he was 18 he sailed to the island Hispaniola.
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Fransisco Pizarro?
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He was a Spanish conquistador who was known for conquering Peru's Inca empire and finding the city of Lima in 1535.
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