Unit 6

Hernan Cortez

• Man made floating gardens that were used to grow crops. (Aztecs)
• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
• A system of knots used for record keeping by the Inca
• 365 days, only priests kept track of the calendar by using the motion of planets and stars; used it to predict, eclipses, schedule festivals, plant and harvest

Mesoamerica

• The famous Aztec ruler that extended the empire to 1/3 of Mexico
• The area composing of southern Mexico and parts of northern Central America
• 2 calendars- 1 for day 1 for night used for religious purposes
• 365 days, only priests kept track of the calendar by using the motion of planets and stars; used it to predict, eclipses, schedule festivals, plant and harvest

Incas

• 365 days, only priests kept track of the calendar by using the motion of planets and stars; used it to predict, eclipses, schedule festivals, plant and harvest
• 2 calendars- 1 for day 1 for night used for religious purposes
• Important source of food, clothing, sacrifice, and transportation for the Incas
• Ancient civilization (1200-1500AD) that was located in the Andes in South America

Olmecs

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
• Ancient American tribe that carved stone heads
• each ruled by a Mayan King
• contributed to mathematics by inventing the number zero, and used base 20 math

What does the heliocentric theory say is at the center of the universe?

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• The Heavens

Who was the first person that developed a theory different than the geocentric theory?

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

• Ptolemy

• Nicholas Copernicus

Which of the following were causes of the Scientific Revolution?

• Renaissance

• Protestant Reformation

• Counter Reformation

• The Printing Press

• Age of Exploration

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomew Dias

• Francisco Pizarro

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass
• Compass Rose
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant

The European explorers referred to the lands they colonized as the ___ _____?

• Old World

• New Spain

• New World

• Native Land