Realizing that there are other cultures in the world, besides one's own is know as?
worldliness
True or False- Britain easily took New Amsterdam from the Dutch
True
This conquistador conquered the Aztecs of Mexico
Cortes
This explorer tried to reach India by sailing west in 1492
Columbus
Why did countries seek to gain colonies?
to gain wealth and power
This Conquistador conquered the Incas of Peru
Pizzaro
What is a surplus?
Having extra food; more than what is immediately needed
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
Created by the six Iroquois nations to unify and strengthen the people.
A rebirth of learning was known as the?
Renaissance
True or False- Cabral went off course and landed in Brazil, which he claimed for Spain
True
Italy became wealthy, by using large groups of people that move goods from place to place. This is called a?
caravan
What was the goal of the Conquistadores?
get Gold and Colonies
This country claimed what is today New York and called it New Amsterdam
The Netherlands
A focus on the state instead of religion is called?
Secularism
Unlike many explorers, this man set up a productive relationship of trade with Native Americans
Champlain
Why did early Americans cross the land bridge?
They were following animals
What is a colony?
A land controlled by another country for the purpose of power and wealth
This explorer made it to the Southern tip of Africa?
Dias
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human population, technology and ideas between Europe and the Americas during 1400's and 1500's was known as the?
Columbian Exchange
The conquistadores came from which country?
Spain
What two continents make up Eurasia?
Europe and Asia
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to make it all the way to India?
Da Gama
Who was responsible for Portugal becoming expert sailors?
Prince Henry the Navigator
When one country controls an entire good or service is called a?
Monopoly
The Great Plains is (describe terrain and location)
The flat, fertile land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
What are domesticated animals?
Animals that can be bred and used for human purposes.
The time period that brought Europe out of the dark ages
The Crusades
What disease killed many Native Americans?
Small Pox
A focus on the individual instead of the group?
humanism
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