Ap World History Chapter 1 Study Guide

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1. Tenochtitlan: It is the capital of the Aztec Empire which was constructed on muddy islands which are located on the western side of Lake Tetzcoco generally now known as Mexico City which was considered one of the world’s largest cities during that time. They had a population close to 250,000. This perhaps was almost 11,000 years ago.

2. Great League of Peace: An association of the Iroquois tribes which was at first formed between 1450 and 1600. The alliance used their mutual power to pressure the Europeans so they would work with them in the fur exchange as well as to pay war across what nowadays called eastern North America.

3. Caravel: A fifteenth-century European ship which could travel the long distance and by using a compass and quadrant type of devices the sailors were able to establish to know their location with better accuracy than in previous times. This leads them to sail down the coast of Africa and return to Portugal. This was
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Reconquista: Stands for “reconquest” of Spain from the Hills finished by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella during the time of 1492 in Spain.

5. Conquistadores: It is known as a Spanish term for “Conquerors” which was used on Spanish and Portugal soldiers who conquered the land which was detained by the native people in Central and Southern American as well in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and California. This event occurred during 1519 and 1522.

6. Columbian Exchange: An abroad flow of merchandises and people that started with Columbus’s voyages in 1492. Products were familiarized to Europe from America, but Europeans carried germs before which America was unaware of.

7. Hacienda: A enormous farm in Spanish New World empire which was labored by 10 of thousands of Indian Laborers who were forced to work in gold and silver mines. This situation was handled by Spanish landowners. This occurrence happened during the sixteenth century and was continued for the three centuries of Spain’s colonial