AP US History identifications for The American Pageant Chapter 1: New World Beginnings.
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| 718728988 | Black Legend | the mistaken belief that the conquistadors brought only misery to the New World, when in fact they also laid the foundations for nations | |
| 718728989 | Christoper Columbus | explorer funded by Ferdinand and Isabella, tried to find a water route to Asia but landed in the West Indies | |
| 718728990 | Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors in the New World, comprised of soldiers, peasants, artisans, and middle class | |
| 718728991 | Crusades | series of wars fought to reclaim Christian Holy Lands, created a European interest in Asian goods | |
| 718728994 | Encomienda | Spanish system that gave Indians to the colonists in return for the promise to try and Christianize them | |
| 718728995 | Ferdinand and Isabella | married to unite the kingdom of Spain, reconquered Spain from the Muslims, funded Columbus | |
| 718728996 | Magellan | attempted to circumnavigate the the globe, which his crew did after he died in the Philippines | |
| 718728997 | Anasazi | ancient civilization in southwestern US, declined by about 1300 | |
| 718728998 | Cahokia | Mississippian settlement near present-day St. Louis | |
| 718728999 | Iroquois | northeastern Indian nation, developed an organized government and military | |
| 718729000 | Sugar Revolution | increase in the European demand for sugar, fueled by its success in the Caribbean | |
| 718729001 | Taino | native people of Hispaniola, population was decimated by Spanish invasion | |
| 718729002 | Three sisters agriculture | Native American method of planting corn, beans, and squash together | |
| 718729003 | Ponce de Leon | Spanish explorer of Florida, which he thought was an island, looked for gold | |
| 718729004 | Cortez | Spanish conqueror of Mexico, destroyed Tenochtitlan | |
| 718729005 | Mission Indians | Indians that were adopted into Christian missions and taught Christianity and crafts | |
| 718729006 | Coronado | searched for fabled golden cities, explored Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico, discovered Grand Canyon and bison | |
| 718729007 | Tidewater region | region of flat, low-lying plains along the coast | |
| 718729008 | Franciscans | members of the Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis | |
| 718729009 | Francis Drake | English privateer under Queen Elizabeth, took command of the navy against the Spanish Armada | |
| 718729010 | Pizarro | Spanish explorer who defeated the Incas in Peru | |
| 718729011 | Glibert | led the first English attempt to colonize Newfoundland, died at sea | |
| 718729012 | Joint stock companies | small investors combined their funds to pay for expeditions to the New World | |
| 718729013 | Marco Polo | explorer who traveled to Asia and brought accounts back to Europe | |
| 718729014 | Mestizos | people of mixed European and Native American descent | |
| 718729015 | Mississippian culture | North American civilization of mound builders with a prosperous society | |
| 718729016 | Montezuma | king of the Aztecs when Cortez landed in Mexico | |
| 718729017 | Pope's Rebellion | Pueblo uprising in New Mexico that destroyed Catholic churches and took control for almost 50 years | |
| 718729018 | Queen Elizabeth | queen of England, founded the Anglican Church, supported joint stock companies, pushed for discovery in the New World | |
| 718729019 | Spanish Armada | huge Spanish fleet that was used to protect holding in the New World, sent to conquer England in 1588, its defeat was the beginning of the end for Spain | |
| 718729020 | Tenochtitlan | capital city of the Aztecs, conquered by Cortez, Mexico City was built on the same site | |
| 718729021 | Treaty of Tordesilles | divided the world between Spain and Portugal | |
| 718729022 | Balboa | discovered the Pacific Ocean | |
| 718729023 | Maize | form of North American corn, staple of many Native American cultures |
