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| Feudalism | Powerful lords rule the people living on their land. |
| Astrolabe | The instrument used to measure the position of the stars. |
| Columbus' Voyage | Many Native Americans lost their land. |
| Columbus' Voyage | Spanish colonists settled in the West Indies. |
| Columbus' Voyage | Europeans learned about the Americas. |
| Montezuma | Leader of the Aztecs during their golden age. |
| Why did Montezuma let Cortes in Technochtitlan? | Prophecy claimed they were gods that would bring the Aztecs to a new Golden Age. |
| Encomienda System Social Classes | Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, and Native Americans. |
| Incas | Powerful empire that grew up in the Andes Mountains. |
| 1st Attempt by the English to Settle the New World. | Roanoke it was a big failure. |
| 1st permanent successful English colony. | Jamestown, Virginia |
| Jamestown problems | Colonists refused to work. |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement between 41 people in the Plymouth colony to work together to make the colony successful. |
| Immediate Cause of the Crusades | The Turkish Muslims took control of the Holy Land. |
| Portugal | This nation found a sea route around Africa to India. |
| Why did the Pilgrims come to America? | So they could practice their religion freely. |
| Main goals of Spanish Exploration | God, Gold, and Glory |
| Manors | These were ruled over by lords during the Middle Ages. |
| House of Burgesses | The first representative government in the New World...English. |
| Northwest Passage | Many countries were looking for an all-water route through the Americas to Asia. |
| Conquistadors | Spanish word for conquerer... they came for God, Gold, and Glory. |
| Crusades | Holy wars fought to take Jerusalem back from the Turkish Muslims. |
| Mansa Musa | African leader that ruled the kingdom of Mali-kingdom of gold. |
| Mestizo | A person of mixed Spanish and Native American background. |
| Encomienda | The right to demand labor/taxes from the Native Americans in New Spain. |
| Results of the Crusades | Strong Nations, printing press, increased trade between Europe and the Middle East. |
| Vasco da Gama | Portuguese efforts to find a sea route to India. |
| Jacques Cartier | Sailed for France explored the St. Lawrence River. |
| Representative Governments | House of Burgesses, Magna Carta, and the Mayflower Compact. |
| Rennaissance | Period of time known for new and practical discoveries. |
| Columbus' route to Asia | Wanted to sail west across the Atlantic... bumped into the Americas. |
| Ponce de Leon, Hernando De Soto, and Francisco Coronado | All these explorers explored North America. |
| Henry Hudson | This explorer was looking for a northwest passage... ended up in New York. |
| Thanksgiving | Holiday celebrating Pilgrims and Native American friendship in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. |
