| 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! |
| Francisco Pizarro | A Spanish soldier who defeated the Inca |
| Olmec | Developed a trading empire that flourished between 1200 BC and 400BC |
| Toltec | Held the sole right to trade in obsidian |
| Christopher Columbus | Landed on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 |
| Hunter-gathers | Moved constantly in search of food |
| Sinkholes | Provided fresh water to the Maya |
| Hernan Cortes | A Spanish soldier who defeated the Aztec |
| Mayan city states | Located in the dense forests of the Peten |
| Quipu | A rope with knotted cords that served as a calculator |
| Beringia | A land bridge connecting Asia and Alaska during the Ice Age |
