Ch 16 Age of Exploration

Dominant civilization in 1400's-1500's Mexico consisting of a military confederation centered in Tenochtitlan

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

civilization known for its extensive road system across the Andes Mountains

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Inca

• Maya

the widespread transfer of culture, people, crops, diseases, and technology across the Atlantic

• Columbian Exchange

• capitalism

• encomienda system

• mercantilism

the reason for the triangular system of trade that developed between the Americas, Europe, and the West African kingdoms.

• Atlantic System

• mercantilism

• Spanish racial caste system

• encomienda system

Why was Hernan Cortes able to defeat the larger Aztec Army with so few soldiers?

• his strong navy defeated the Aztec Navy

• He had superior weapons and alliances with Aztec enemies

• Moctezuma didn't want to fight and surrendered

• Aztec warriors refused to fight

the main reason for European exploration in 1400's - 1500's

• to discover new resources in North America

• to enslave Native Americans

• to test out new ships and technology

• to find new sea routes to India and China

capital of Aztec Empire

• Texcoco

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Rio de Janeiro

which is a long-term effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• French influence throughout South America

• diseases devastated the native population in the Americas

• Portugal gains all new territory west of Brazil

• The Silk Road connects North and South America

a small fast ship with triangular sails

• Frigate

• canoe

• schooner

• caravel

the first person to suggest using African slave labor in the Americas

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• King Ferdinand de Castille