APUSH Chapter 1 TPEs

zone with ancient rock under; first above sea level part of what became north america

peruvian natives conquered by francisco pizarro

mexican natives conquered by hernan cortes

mississippian settlement near St.Louis, home to lots of people. the population became a large development with the introduction of corn, but declined later likely due to drought

farming method where beans grow on the trellis of cornstalks and squash covering the planting mounds

muslim traders who charged a massive tax on goods from asia en route. they made goods so costly that the consumers wanted a less expensive route to asia.

the new portuguese ship that could sail closely to the wind. this and finding a way to sail back to europe northwest to escepe south flowing currents gave portugal an early start on business in Africa.

the exchange of food, animals, and disease between the old and new world

treaty that divided the New World land between the spanish and portuguese. most of the land went to spain but portugal got land in africa and asia as well as brazil.

allowed the government to give indians to coonists in return for the promise to christianize them. but it was basically slavery, said bartolome de las casas

the battle where the aztecs attacked the spanish and drove them out of tenochtitlan.

people of mixed native and european heritage

battle led by don juan de onate, cruel to indians and ended with the area being called new mexico

new mexico pueblo rebellion against spanish catholics, rebels destroyed Catholic churches and killed priests, rebuilt kiva. very successful

false concept that the conquerers only torured and killed the indians and stole their goods and did nothing else, wheen in treality they also spread culture laws and religion to societies.

king and queen of spain, their marriage united spain and made it stronger

italian explorer controlled by portuguese who found parts of the caribbean. wanted a passage to india but found native americans instead

wanted to find golden cities (turned out to be pueblos) and found the grand canyon of the colorado river and buffalo herds

spanish conqueror who conquered the incas of peru and got lots of silver from it.

spanish missionary who was appalled by the encomienda system being tested in the west indies, said it was basically slavery.

spanish explorer who conquered the aztecs in mexico. he heard about the gold there in tenochtitlan and montezuma greeted him warmly until the gifts they gave weren't enough and they got too greedy.

female indian slave who spoke both aztec languages and later learned spanish, used as cortes' interpreter

aztec emperor who welcomed cortes thinking he was a god

sent by english to explore northeast north america coast

french explorer who went down the mississippi river

spanish missionary who founded at san diego the first of 21 missions in california. his missionaries taught the indians skills and converted them, but the indians also lost culture

european discoverer of the pacific ocean

first to circumnavigate the globe

led a gold seeking expedition and discovered the mississippi river