| A | B |
| Most Spanish conquistadors came from | The Extremadura |
| Portuguese explorers were different from Spanish explorers because the focused on | Exploring the coast of Africa |
| What had to happen before people in America could begin farming? | The Ice Age had to end, the climate had to get warmer, and the discovery that planted seeds would grow into edible crops. |
| Why did Montezuma not attack the invading Spaniard right away? | He thought Cortes was a God |
| How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztec? | With guns, horses and an epidemic |
| Why did the Maya choose to settle in the Peten? | It had a good water supply |
| The Inca leader Pachacuti is known for | Built a huge ancient empire |
| Both Inca and the Aztec had to do what for their people? | Create new farmland to feed their people |
| The Moche people prospered because | They irrigated crops |
| How did the Mayan civilization end? | It came to a mysterious end! |
| A Spanish soldier who defeated the Inca | Francisco Pizarro |
| Developed a trading empire that flourished between 1200 BC and 400BC | Olmec |
| Held the sole right to trade in obsidian | Toltec |
| Landed on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 | Christopher Columbus |
| Moved constantly in search of food | Hunter-gathers |
| Provided fresh water to the Maya | Sinkholes |
| A Spanish soldier who defeated the Aztec | Hernan Cortes |
| Located in the dense forests of the Peten | Mayan city states |
| A rope with knotted cords that served as a calculator | Quipu |
| A land bridge connecting Asia and Alaska during the Ice Age | Beringia |