US History Vocab

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
GameKnowt Play
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/7

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

8 Terms

1
New cards

Christopher Columbus

A sailor from Genoa, Italy

2
New cards

Francisco Pizarro

Conquistador who captured the Inca capital and killed the Inca leaders

3
New cards

Hernan Cortes

Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire

4
New cards

Moctezuma II

Ruler of the Aztec empire durning the early 1500s

5
New cards

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese navigator whose expedition circumnavigated the globe

6
New cards

Columbian Exchange

The transfer of plants and animals between the Americas and Asian, Africa, and Europe

7
New cards

Circumnavigate

To go all the way around

8
New cards

Conquistador

Spanish explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas