6th Grade World History - Chapter 7 - Vocabulary

Pueblos

• An earthen mound in North America that was made in the shape of an animal or object
• Explorer whose crew sailed all the way around the world; was killed in the Philippines before the end of the voyage
• Name for many of the Indians that lived in the Southwest region of North America
• An Indian society that was characterized by war and warriors

Mound Builders

• Winds blowing from east to west that brought European explorers across the Atlantic Ocean
• Indians who built earthen mounds
• Portuguese ruler who sent out sailors and ships to explore the coast of Africa in the 15th century
• Spanish Roman Catholic friar that came to the Americas to serve as a missionary to the Indians

effigy mounds

• An instrument that uses lodestone, a magnetic material, to find directions
• An earthen mound in North America that was made in the shape of an animal or object
• Portuguese explorer that sailed all the way to India
• Winds blowing from east to west that brought European explorers across the Atlantic Ocean

Iroquois Confederacy

• Group of six tribes who spoke the common language of Iroquois
• Spanish conquistador who made himself ruler of the Incan Empire but was killed by those of his own country
• Ancient civilization that was located in the Andes in Peru
• Name for many of the Indians that lived in the Southwest region of North America

Five Civilized Tribes

• Ancient civilization that was located in the Andes in Peru
• Tribes in the American Southeast that maintained peaceful relations with the Europeans and adopted some European ways; included the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes
• An instrument that uses lodestone, a magnetic material, to find directions
• Winds blowing from east to west that brought European explorers across the Atlantic Ocean

Mayas

• Group of six tribes who spoke the common language of Iroquois
• Southern tip of Africa
• Spanish conquistador that massacred the Aztecs
• An Indian civilization in Central America that consisted of many independent city states

Aztecs

• Ancient civilization that was located in the Andes in Peru
• An Indian society that was characterized by war and warriors
• Italian explorer, financed by Spain, who believed he could get to the East by sailing west
• Men sent from Spain to find gold, conquer the people, and convert them to Roman Catholicism

Incas

• Men sent from Spain to find gold, conquer the people, and convert them to Roman Catholicism
• Name for many of the Indians that lived in the Southwest region of North America
• An Indian civilization in Central America that consisted of many independent city states
• Ancient civilization that was located in the Andes in Peru

trade winds

• Italian explorer, financed by Spain, who believed he could get to the East by sailing west
• Winds blowing from east to west that brought European explorers across the Atlantic Ocean
• An Indian civilization in Central America that consisted of many independent city states
• An Indian society that was characterized by war and warriors

Prince Henry

• An Indian civilization in Central America that consisted of many independent city states
• Spanish Roman Catholic friar that came to the Americas to serve as a missionary to the Indians
• An earthen mound in North America that was made in the shape of an animal or object
• Portuguese ruler who sent out sailors and ships to explore the coast of Africa in the 15th century