American Pageant Chapter 1 EXAM with complete verified solutions already graded A+

Canadian Shield Zone of Northern America supported by massive rock outcropping. Incas Native American tribe in Peruvian Andes. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Aztecs Native American tribe in present-day Mexico City, known for its human sacrifices. nation-states Civilizations with functioning governments and civil bureaucracies. Cahokia St. Louis settlement home to many Native Americans. Three-Sister Farming Practice of growing beans, corn, and squash together for maximum yield. Middlemen Muslim traders who raised prices on Asian goods. Caravel Innovative Portugese ship with triangular sails, allowing it to sail into the wind. planation Large scale agricultural enterprise using slavery to grow commercial crops. Columbian exchange Transfer of diseases, crops, and livestock between the Old and New Worlds. Treaty of Tordesillas Agreement which gave Brazil and African territory to Portugal, but the rest of South America to Spain. Conquistadores Spanish military commanders/explorers. Capitalism Economic system characterized by private property and free trade. Encomienda Spanish system of legal slavery. Noche Triste Night during which the Aztecs attacked and drove Cortes and the Spanish away from Tenochtitlan. Mestizos Those who had Spanish and Native American descent. Battle of Acoma Clash between Spanish and Native Americans in which the Spanish severed the foot of every survivor. Pope's Rebellion Pueblo rebels destroy Churches and kill hundreds of Spaniards. Black Legend Myth that Spaniards brought nothing but slavery and genocide to the New World. Ferdinand and Isabella Leaders of Spain during the exploration of the New World. Christopher Columbus Spanish explorer who first reported the existence of the New World to the European powers. Francisco Coronado Spanish explorer of present day Kansas. Francisco Pizarro Conquistador who conquered the Incas. Bartolome de Las Casas Spanish priest who tried to protect Native Americans. Hernan Cortes Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs. Malinche (Dona Marina) Aztec woman who translated for Cortes and eventually married him. Moctezuma Leader of the Aztecs during the war against Cortes. Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) European discoverer of Canada.