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18 Cards in this Set
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what were the aztecs known for?
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tenochtitlan, militaristic, human sacrafices, astronomy, calender
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what was significant about technoctitlan?
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bridges and irrigation
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who was cortez?
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discovered the aztec civilization and conqured creating mexico city in 1519
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what advantages did cortez have?
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weapons, horses, enemy tribes, aztecs thought hes was the "sun god"
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who was pizarro?
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discovered the Inca empire
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what did pizzaro do?
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help atanualpa, the incan ruler, for ransom for $24 million
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who was ponce de leon?
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went on quest for the fountain of youth and claimed florida for spain
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who was cornando?
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went on quest for the 7 cities of gold and explored the southwest
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encomienda
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natives were exlaved by the europeans
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who are the incas?
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8-12 million, farming, illiterate, created terraces, millitaristic, architecture, gold and silver art
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who were the olmec?
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cntral america, built first pyramids, trade and calender systems, developed first written system
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who were the mayans?
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central america, "slash and burn technique", complex society, millitaristic, polytheistic, number system, human sacrafices
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what were the goals of spanish conquistadors?
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God, gold and glory
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what is mestizo?
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living among the natives and creating a population with "mixed blood"
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what advantages did conquistadors and other conquerors have?
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weapons, horses, neighboring tribes (disunity), disease
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what was the treaty of tordesillas?
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it was created by the pope and divided the new world between spain and portugal
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what was the colombian exchange?
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traded between north america and europe
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what role did portugal play in the age of exploration?
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thye sparded the age, first to explore new areas of the world previously unmapped, first to engage in african slave trade
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