Ap us history chapter one

built medical and administrative systems compared to europe. they developed religion involving human sacrifice. Their city of tenochititlan was very large and had temples comparable to the great pyramids

created a large empire of 6 mil people in peru. developed political systems and paved roads. produced elaborate religious and ceremonial structures in cities such as cuzco and machu picchu

built a culture and developed a language similar to the arabic. accurate calander and agricultural system were accurate. succeded from the aztecs. city of mayapan had great structures similar to the incas

city near st. louis filled with mounds, had a population of 40k

5 nations including the seneca, cayuga, onondaga, oneida, and mohawk. women tended the field while men hunted women played powerful economic roles

11th century norse seamen may have glimpsed the new world

main goal to explore the coast of africa. wanted to set up a christian empire but discovered the tip of africa.

explorer that rounded the tip of africa

made it all the way around africa and to India

fleet was on course to india and got blown of course to brazil, so he has seen the new world.

used to work for portugal went to the spaniards. landed in the bahamas assumed it was japan (he was sailing to asia) also landed in cuba and thought it was china. He was thought to have discovered the new world.

leaders of spain at the time that granted columbus the money to sail to the new world.

led the expedition to mexico, fought the aztecs and defeated them by exposing them to small pox. the most brutal conquistador.

aztec capital of mexico

cortez, pizzaro, and soto all conqured a part of the new world to establish a spanish empire.

first man known to cross the mississippi river. (one of pizzaros men)

labored the natives and used them to work. also a large land grant.

first permanent european settlement in the new world

indian religious leader lead a rebellion against the spanish because they tried to mask their religious beliefs.

person of mixed race (white and native)

traced their heredity through the mothers line and inherited properties from their mother

sent by king henery VII to find a passage between the new world to asia

extracting as much wealth from foreign lands and as little from home. increased competiton and economic policies

defied the catholic church and gained respect from many in europe. created lutheran, was excommunicated in 1520

influencial reformer went farther than luther in his belief that human institution could effect an individual prospect for salvation.

produced from calvinism, from france similar to the puritans.

got their mane stating that reformers would purify the church many were radicals going against the church

took the throne after her half sister mary died. she continued to support the catholic church but started to interpret calvinism

fur traders and trappers that became the underpinning of the french economy

frances first permanent settlement in new world

english explorer working for the dutch explored the hudson river in new york, he thought he found a way through the new world.

first permanant english settlement in america

half brother to humphry gilbert, led an expedition to explore the north american coast. discovered roanoke.

english island tried to colonize but failed many times because of the natives

first born american (on american soil)