| A | B |
|---|
| The importance of Columbus ... | Started the 1st permanent relationship between Europe and the Americas |
| The Crusades | Wars between Christians and Muslims over the Jerusalem and the Holy Land |
| Columbus' idea to the get to the Far East ... | Sail west around the world |
| Why was Columbus' idea "risky"? | No one had tried his route idea before |
| Columbian Exchange | the transfer of plants, fruits, food, animals, & diseases between Europe and the Americas |
| Meaning of 'Reconquista' | Reconquest |
| During the Reconquista ... | Spain tried to re-take their country from Muslim control |
| Meaning of 'Conquistador' ... | Spanish Conqueror |
| Columbus set sail for the Far East in ... | 1492 |
| The theme of Conquistadors was ... | God, Glory, and Gold |
| After the Reconquista, Conquistadors ... | started looking to the Americas for lands to conquer for Spain |
| Hernan Cortez | Spanish Conquistador who battle the Aztecs |
| The Aztec capital was ... | Tenochtitlan |
| The Aztec leader was ... | Montezuma |
| The Aztecs welcomed Cortez into their land because ... | they believed he was an Aztec god |
| Cortez did this to the Aztec capital after defeating them ... | burned it down |
| Cortez rebuilt a city on top of the remains of the Aztec capital and named it ... | Mexico City |
| The first Spaniard to really explore Texas ... | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Spaniard who explored the Gulf of Mexico and possibly set foot on Texas ... | Alonso Alvarez de Pineda |
| 'Relacion' | the book written by Cabeza de Vaca about his adventures in Texas |
| The French explorer who sailed along the Gulf of Mexico and landed in Texas | La Salle |
| Northwest Passage | believed to be a water route in North America that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| La Salle was looking for this and missed it when he explored North America | the mouth of the Mississippi River |
| Why did La Salle miss his destination while exploring North America? | Only the Spanish had maps of North America |
| The area of Texas that La Salle landed in | Matagorda Bay |
| The name of the fort the French established in Texas | Fort St. Louis |
| Mutiny | a rebellion by sailors or soldiers against their leader |
| Why did Fort St. Louis not last in Texas? | It was not well defended and was attacked by Native Americans and the Spanish |
| The French traded these items with Native Americans but the Spanish did not ... | Guns |
| What happened to La Salle? | He left Texas to look for the Mississippi River and was killed by his crew |
| This region of Texas is the lowest in elevation in Texas ... | Coastal Plains Region |
| Guadalupe Peak is located in this region of Texas ... | Mountain and Basins Region |
| Palo Duro Canyon is located in this region of Texas... | Great Plains Region |
| These Native Americans primarily lived in adobe homes | Puebloan Peoples |
| The buffalo was extremely important for these Native Americans in Texas | Plains Indians |
| These Native Americans ate things such as armadillos, snakes, and lizards | Western Gulf Peoples |
| These tribes included the Caddoes and Wichita | Southeastern Peoples |
| To move from place to place in search of food or for other reasons | Migrate |
| A group of people who have joined together for a common purpose | Coalition |
| Housing that is a cone shaped tent made with wooden poles and animal skin | Tipi |
