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- 2. a Spanish conqueror of the Americas
- 5. french explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
- 8. A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru.
- 10. Powerful Aztec monarch who fell to Spanish conquerors
- 11. a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries.
- 12. to sail around the world
- 13. the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
- 14. A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics, architecture, and a 365 day a year calendar. They flourished between the 4th and 12th centuries C.E..
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- 1. spanish explorer who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1510 while exploring Panama
- 3. trading of slaves from Africa to the Americas
- 4. (1478-1541); Spanish explorer; arrived in the Americas in 1502; joined Balboa in Panama, then successfully attacked the Inca Empire.
- 6. Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.
- 7. He mistakenly landed in the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.
- 9. Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City