Topic 8 Vocab

Complex pre-Columbian civilization located in Guatemala and the Yucatan; they cultivated corn and had achievements in building and the creation of a numbering system

• Mayan Civilization 

• Inca Civilization

• Coach Castorenas Civilization

Complex pre-Columbian civilization located in Central Mexico with a highly complex social organization, a yearly calendar, and a tradition of human sacrifices

• Mayan

• Inca

• Aztec

Rre-Columbian civilization located in the Andes Mountains; they excelled at engineering, and developed new food crops like potatoes

• Mayan

• Inca

• Aztec

Present day Mexico and Central America

• Mesoamerica

• Canada

• North America

Civilizations located in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus

• Pre Columbian Empires

• Pilgrim Colonies

Bundles of knotted and colored ropes used by the Incas to count, keep records, and send messages

• Quipu

• Machu Picchu

Ancient fortress city high in the Andes Mountains, built by the Incas

• Machu Picchu

• Giza

Portuguese prince that developed a new, lighter sailing ship and sponsored expeditions along the coast of Africa

• Prince Henry

• Prince Hector

• Prince John

Famous Italian explorer that “discovered” the Americas

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Alexander the Great

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only