Did NOT offer human sacrifices

Their ruler wanted to wage war in order to obtain more humans to sacrifice

Used terraces to grow their food and prevent landslides

Used floating islands called "chinampas" to farm

Did NOT have contact with Spanish explorers?

Used a system of canals

Developed an intricate system of roads throughout the empire

Where did the Maya settle?

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

Which best describes how the Aztecs spread their power?

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

Which civilization implemented this type of farming?

Which characteristic describes the religious beliefs of the early American civilizations?

Which of the following was an achievement made by the Maya?

Why were human sacrifices made?

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Which early American civilization carved large stone heads?

The following describes which South American civilization? Quipu, advanced roads, empire, terrace farming.

Maize is?

What is obsidian?

Mayan Writing was similar to

Egyptian ____________________

The Aztecs were known for being...

What were chinampas?

What was the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica?

What was the staple crop (most important food) for the Maya civilization?

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

The Aztec capital city that was built on a swampy island was called ___?

Which early American civilization is represented by the white shaded area?

The Spanish colonized America for...

What was the INITIAL reason that European explorers sailed to the Americas?

European explorers came to America for all the following reasons. Select all that apply.

What continent was Christopher Columbus searching for when set sail in 1492?

Which body of water did Zheng He's voyages use?

When comparing Zheng He's voyages to that of other explorers during the Age of exploration, they were __.

Who was " Vasco De Gama "

What did Vasco De Gama Discover ?

Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492 in search of what?

What area did Christopher Columbus explore?

Champlain founded this city

founded this city

Who sent Samuel de Champlain on a voyage of exploration to Canada?

What did Champlain name the large lake he discovered during his exploration?

His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres:

What products from Asia did the Europeans want?

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

He was a Portuguese explorer and the first European who reached India by sailing south around Africa.

The trade in goods, raw materials, and slaves between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

The New World was named after this explorer.

The African Slave Trade devastated West African cities economically, politically and culturally.

The global slave trade that transported between 12 and 15 million enslaved Africans across The Atlantic Ocean to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.

 Destination of most slaves on the Middle Passage

How did the development of plantations lead to increase demand for slaves?

These are large agricultural estates, were established in the 1500s along the coast of Brazil and on Caribbean islands to grow sugarcane