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Spanish Conquest Flashcards

1
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Who set off from Spain in order to find new land

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Christopher Columbus

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2
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When did Christopher Columbus set off from Spain

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1492

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Which two empires were under Spanish control

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The Aztecs and Incas

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What were conquistadors

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group of explorers that followed the path set by Columbus to the Americas

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5
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What was the Bering Land bridge

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Land bridge that formed a link between continents between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago

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6
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What did farmers grow in North America

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Variety of fruit, sowed sunflowers for oil

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What did farmers grow in Central America

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Maize(corn), avocado, chilli

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What did farmers grow in South America

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gourds, squashes, manioc(sweet tropical plant), potatoes, beans, capsicum, cotton

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9
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How were these crops spread across the continents

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Through trade

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10
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Why was the llama highly valued

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It was a domesticated animal that provided both wool and milk

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What were the four civilisations that grew throughout America

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  • Hopewell people
  • Olmec
  • Chavin people
  • Maya people
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Describe the Hopewell people

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  • Settled in North America
  • established communities on the Ohio River
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Describe the Olmec people

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  • Ruled Central America
  • Settled in tropical forests, constructed houses around pyramids
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Describe the Chavin people

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  • Ruled the Andes Mountain range
  • built cities and temple complexes
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Describe the Maya people

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  • Based in Mexico
  • Cities with temples, observatories, towers
  • understanding of mathematics and astrology
  • developed calendars and hieroglyphics
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What was the name of the tribe that moved into the Valley of Mexico

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Mexica

17
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Where did the Aztecs settle

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Centre of Lake Texcoco

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What was the name of the city the Aztecs created

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Tenochtitlan

19
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What are the names of the artificial islands that the Aztecs created

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Chinampas

20
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How were Chinampas created

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Mud supported on rafts of branches and grass

21
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What are some distinctive features of Tenochtitlan

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  • 4 main districts
  • sewerage systems, with both private and public toilets
  • regular garbage collection
  • delivery of fresh drinking water via an aqueduct
  • a city postal system run by couriers carrying the mail along the canals and bridges
  • regular cleaning of streets and buildings
  • huge 15-kilometre embankments, or dykes, built to stop salt water from flooding into the fresh water
    supply.
22
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Decribe the Aztec marketplace

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  • Variety of foods grown and sold(maize, corn, bean, peppers, potato, chilli ect.)
  • Up to 60,000 people found bartering for goods
  • Craftsmen came to barters for materials like timber, jade, gold, skin, feathers for the production of sculptures and jewellry
23
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Who controlled Aztec society

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The King

24
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Whose rights did the laws recognise

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The citizens

25
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How were disagreements settles

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In courts

26
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Which 3 countries did the Inca empire include

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  • Peru
    -Bolivia
  • Ecuador
27
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What did the Incas call their territory

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Tahuantinsuyu

28
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What were the four districts that made up the Inca empire

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  • Tropical rainforests surrounding Amazon River
  • rainless desert bordering the Pacifi c
    coastline
  • Snow-covered Andes Mountains
  • Grazing lands of the fertile highland valleys
29
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What was the capital city of the Inca empire called

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Cuzco

30
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Where was Cuzco built

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Andes Mountains

31
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What was the God that formed the beliefs of the Inca people called

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Sapa Inca

32
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Why were the Incas successful in war

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They could quickly call on farmers to enlist as soldiers

33
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What are some systems that allowed for easy transport by the Incas

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  • Roads and pathways
  • quolla - shelters and storehouses where army could rest
34
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What was the Inca language

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Quechua

35
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What happened if tribes did not accept Inca control

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The Inca army would invade, conquer the land, and execute any leaders who wouldn’t cooperate

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