| A | B |
|---|
| land bridge | probably method of peopling the Americas in ancient times |
| maize | corn, a staple crop of the Americas |
| Olmec | first known Mesoamerican culture |
| huge heads | remnant of the Olmec peoples |
| wheel, beast of burden | not known to Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs |
| slash-and-burn farming | easy clearance of land; ecologically poor method |
| hieroglyphic | writing known to Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, Incas |
| stone water drain | invention of Olmec people |
| city-state | local government of Mayan people |
| theocracy | religious and political leaders are the same people |
| pyramids | Mayan "sacred mountains" |
| human sacrifices | used by Mayas, Aztec, Incas |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| pok-a-toc | early basketball played by Mayan people |
| products desired by Europeans | pepper, perfumes, cinnamon, nutmeg |
| compass | used to determine direction for travel |
| astrolabe | determined position in relation to sun/stars |
| cartography | map-making |
| caravel | ship type used for exploration |
| Prince Henry "the Navigator" | Portuguese; set up school for navigation |
| Line of Demarcation | Pope's attempt to settle land squabbles |
| nation | replaced city/village as economic unit of Europe |
| economic | relating to money |
| business practices | investing, flast flow of money, reducing risks |
| banking practices | checks, govt. chartered bands, deposits, interest, bank notes |
| joint-stock company | business organization which sold shares to divide risks and profits |
| entrepreneur | risk-taker to establish own business |
| colonies | source of raw material for mother country |
| mercantilism | economic theory to make money for mother country |
| import | take in |
| export | send out |
| export more than you import | part of mercantilism so you come out ahead financially |
| work attitudes | contempt for non-working and for poor |
| Cuzco | Inca capital city |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec capital city |
| "the more blood, the better" | Aztec concept toward human sacrifices |
| quinoa | staple of Inca people |
| Cortes | conquered Mexico |
| Pizarro | conquered Peru |
| Pacachute | wonderful Incan emperor |
| Huascar | rightful heir of Pacuchute; killed by brother |
| Atahualpa | Inca ruler killed by Spanish |
| Portuguese | sought route to Orient by going east |
| Spain | controlled most of Americas by conquest |
| France | controlled Canada and inland USA by conquest |
| England | controlled eastern coast of USA only - at first |
| chinampas | Aztec floating garden |
| Mesoamerica | Middle America |
