Match the Terms to the correct definition. (Two choices will not be used).
Question 10 options:
Spanish explorer who landed in Inca territory (Peru), defeated the Inca ruler to mine their gold & silver, and was later beheaded.
Civilization that used gold and silver for everyday items, had a large empire in South America and forced their conquests to speak Quechua.
Spanish explorer who landed in Mexico, defeated the Aztec ruler and killed millions with smallpox.
Economic system that Europeans used; Explorers and colonizers would take gold, silver and other resources from the conquered/colonized people and send it back to the "mother country" (Spain, Italy, France, England, for example).
Civilization that developed astrological calendars, grew crops on chinampas, and built pyramids in the jungle.
1.
Capitalism
2.
Mercantilism
3.
Hernan de Cortes
4.
Francisco Pizarro
5.
Aztecs
6.
Olmecs
7.
Incas
10. Francisco Pizarro - Spanish explorer who landed in Inca territory (Peru), defeated the Inca ruler to mine their gold & silver, and was later beheaded.
9. Incas - Civilization that used gold and silver for everyday items, had a large empire in South America and forced their conquests to speak Quechua.
3. Hernan de Cortes - Spanish explorer who landed in Mexico, defeated the Aztec ruler and killed millions with smallpox.
2. Mercantilism - Economic system that Europeans used; Explorers and colonizers would take gold, silver and other resources from the conquered/colonized people and send it back to the "mother country" (Spain, Italy, France, England, for example).
5. Aztecs - Civilization that developed astrological calendars, grew crops on chinampas, and built pyramids in the jungle.