Exploration Flashcards
(21 cards)
Creoles
Known as criollos, they were born in the new world from European parents
Second on the pyramid
Mestizos
Born to an American parent and a European parent
Third on pyramid
Mulattos
Born to African and European parents
Third on pyramid
Who is last in the pyramid?
The native Americans and black slaves
GGG
God, Gold, Glory
Prince Henry the Navigator
Started the school for navigation in 1419
The Olmecs
Known as the rubber people
Mesoamerica’s first known civilization
Peninsulares
Iberian Aristocrats
Top of the pyramid
Aztecs
Based its power on military conquest Nobles rule Aztec society Controlled an extensive trade network Polytheistic 1502 Montezuma II crowned emperor and Aztec empire began to weaken
Chinampas
Farm plots built by the Aztecs on marshy fringes of the lake
Incas
Believed Incan ruler was descended from the sun God
Inca empire stretched 2,500 miles and called it tihuantinsuya
Pachacuti became ruler in 1438
CAM
Cortez conquers Aztecs in Mexico
PIP
Pizarro conquers Incas in Peru
Viceroy
Ruled Spanish colonies in place of the king
Sextant
Helped determine latitude
Encomienda System
Stated that the people could use the Native Americans as slaves and they had to provide them with necessities
Bartolomeu Dias
Sailed around the cape of good hope (bottom of Africa)
Vasco de Gama
Sailed around Africa and opened all water trade route
Treaty of Tordesillas
Stopped Spain and Portugal from fighting by dividing South America with the treaty of Demarcation
Ferdinand Magellan
Circumnavigated the earth
Also made Strait of Magellan which was a shortcut
Mayans
Influenced by the Olmecs
Human sacrifices and offerings
Writing and mathematics
