Unit 1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Besides it detrimental effects on the Native populations of the Americas the Columbian exchange resulted in the force of migration over ten million_____ to the Americas
Africans
America was named after German maps maker ____ Vespucci
Amerigo
The Spanish conquistadors Hernando de Soto and Panfilo de ____ both landed in the Tampa bay region
Narvaez
The full name of the conquistador that discovered Florida
Ponce de Leon
Hernan_____ was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs of central Mexico
Cortes
Christopher Columbus first approached the _____ about explorations they were most knowledgable about navigators
Portuguese
Exchange between new and old world after Columbus’s discovery is referred to as the ____ exchange
Columbian
The great Mayan civilization and ancient temples were located on the ____ peninsula of Mexico
Yucatan
Silks and spices were brought along the Silk Road from the east
___back to Europe
Indies
The creek Indians from the Georgia area who migrated south into Florida were eventually known as the ____ Indians
Seminole
The Portuguese sailed around ____ and were the first Europeans to reach the indies by sea
Africa
Vasco___ was from Portugal and was the first Europeans to reach India by sea route
Degamo
Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered the ____of the Andes region in South America
Incas
The legends of the “city of gold” said to be located in the great civilization in the in the Far East emerged from the writings of _______ of the Middle Ages
Marco Polo
