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The native people group of the southwest region of North America
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Building material made of dried clay-mud used by native people of the southwest region of North America
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The native people group of the southwest region of North America
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Building material made of dried clay-mud used by native people of the southwest region of North America
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Native nations in the eastern woodlands of North America who built earthen mounds, sometimes in the shape of animals
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Ceremonial mounds built in the shape of animals or objects by native North American people.
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A powerful group of Native Americans in Northern New York made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida
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Common name for the several people groups who lived in the southeast and maintained peaceful relationships with neighboring tribes and adopted many colonial customs.
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The people group that lived in Central America in modern day Guatemala; they created a calendar
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An ancient civilization that was located in present-day Mexico, created first judicial system; built pyramids
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City that was the capital of the Aztec Empire
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The Aztec god whom Aztecs believed once lived on earth, left, then would one day come back again
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An early civilization that built its civilization on earlier cultures of the Andes Mountains in present-day Peru (South America)
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Capital city of the Inca Empire
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A mythical Christian king in Africa whom European explorers sought in hopes that he would help them defeat the Muslims:
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A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by European explorers
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Term for consistent winds that blow from east to west, allowing merchants to predictably map their course
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A tool that is made using a magnetic mineral and a needle spinning on a pin over a base
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An invention that helped sailors measure the height of the sun and the stars above Earth. This helped them find their location north or south of the equator.
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A term that means to estimate your present position relative to your last determined location by using direction, speed, distance and time information.
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Ruler who sent others to explore for him; made very first explorer school; known for how greatly he valued exploration
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Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic
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The name for the rounded, protruding southern tip of Africa
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Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition from Europe to India which opened an important commercial sea route. He landed in India.
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A Jesuit missionary that led the first mission to Japan
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Italian navigator who discovered the New World while looking for a route to China and the Indies (islands near China now known as Indonesia); landed on an island in the Caribbean yet thought he had arrived in the Indies.
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King and Queen of Spain that helped pay for Columbus's expedition
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Explorer that sailed west from Spain and tried to sail around the world; named the Pacific ocean
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English explorer sent from England to sail around the world
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Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru and brutally destroyed Indians
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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
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Ruler of the Aztecs who was defeated by Cortez
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A Spanish conquistador who killed the Inca emperor and made himself ruler
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Inca emperor who was executed by the Spanish conquistadors
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A naval battle fought between the Spanish and the Ottomans, leading to the Ottomans no longer being a threat to Europe and its goals of expansion in other lands
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Friar who supported peaceful conversion of Native American population of Spanish colonies; opposed forced labor and advocated for Indian rights
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Group that were the first to use cannons on ships
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People group of North America that lived in tepees in grasslands; Specific nations: Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche
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What type of people often financed explorations?
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Why did the Mound Building people of North America build their mounds? In other words, what were the mounds for?
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Europeans had economic motives for exploration. In particular what were they exploring for that would benefit them economically?
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The social motive that Europeans had for exploring the world was to gain fame or praise and to find adventure.
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A political motive that Europeans had for exploring was to spread their democratic ideals to foreign people groups.
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What religious motives did some Europeans have while exploring other lands?
