Studied by 42 peopleAtahaulpa
Last Incan leader before his kingdom fell to Pizarro. He offered lots of gold to Spanish for his freedom but never succeeded. Killed his brother.
Mochtezuma II
Last leader of the Aztecs. Probably killed by Cortez and was also abducted by him.
Francisco Pizarro
Explorer who discover the Inca and took over the city.
Christopher Columbus
“Discovered” the americas and led was the first to go from the old world to the new world in return in Europe and make it a significant deal.
Salem Witch Trials
A series of which trials in throughout the 1690s, where women were accused of being witches and tortured and killed.
“New World”
The americas
“Old World”
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Mississippian Culture
A culutre along the Mississippi where people lived permanently. They also developed the bow and maise
Mound Builders
Not a specific group but a tradition of making massive art works made of mounds in the ground.
Mayans
A group located on the Yucatan peninsula. They were great mathematicians and constructed great temples as well as made Tikal
Pueblo
A large communal house made of stone that was used by Native Americans in the South western area of what is today the US, also a group of people who came after the Anasazi
Anasazi
Group that lived off the Colorado river. They build buildings similar to apartments and used terraced fields and irrigation
Mesoamerica
Area in Central America where the Mayan, Olmec, and Aztec lived
Inca claim
Aztec claim
Mayan claim
Columbus route
Tenochtitlan on map
Tenochtitlan on map
Cuzco on map
Macho Picchu on map
Amazon on map
Cortez
Tikal on map
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