AP US History identifications for The American Pageant Chapter 1: New World Beginnings.
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| 798884474 | 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 | |
| 798884475 | Christoper Columbus | explorer funded by Ferdinand and Isabella, tried to find a water route to Asia but landed in the West Indies | |
| 798884476 | Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors in the New World, comprised of soldiers, peasants, artisans, and middle class | |
| 798884477 | Crusades | series of wars fought to reclaim Christian Holy Lands, created a European interest in Asian goods | |
| 798884478 | Vasco de Gama | first European explorer to reach India by sea | |
| 798884479 | Diaz | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope, thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia | |
| 798884480 | Encomienda | Spanish system that gave Indians to the colonists in return for the promise to try and Christianize them | |
| 798884481 | Ferdinand and Isabella | married to unite the kingdom of Spain, reconquered Spain from the Muslims, funded Columbus | |
| 798884482 | Magellan | attempted to circumnavigate the the globe, which his crew did after he died in the Philippines | |
| 798884483 | Anasazi | ancient civilization in southwestern US, declined by about 1300 | |
| 798884484 | Cahokia | Mississippian settlement near present-day St. Louis | |
| 798884485 | Iroquois | northeastern Indian nation, developed an organized government and military | |
| 798884486 | Sugar Revolution | increase in the European demand for sugar, fueled by its success in the Caribbean | |
| 798884487 | Taino | native people of Hispaniola, population was decimated by Spanish invasion | |
| 798884488 | Three sisters agriculture | Native American method of planting corn, beans, and squash together | |
| 798884489 | Ponce de Leon | Spanish explorer of Florida, which he thought was an island, looked for gold | |
| 798884490 | Cortez | Spanish conqueror of Mexico, destroyed Tenochtitlan | |
| 798884491 | Mission Indians | Indians that were adopted into Christian missions and taught Christianity and crafts | |
| 798884492 | Coronado | searched for fabled golden cities, explored Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico, discovered Grand Canyon and bison | |
| 798884493 | Tidewater region | region of flat, low-lying plains along the coast | |
| 798884494 | Franciscans | members of the Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis | |
| 798884495 | Francis Drake | English privateer under Queen Elizabeth, took command of the navy against the Spanish Armada | |
| 798884496 | Pizarro | Spanish explorer who defeated the Incas in Peru | |
| 798884497 | Glibert | led the first English attempt to colonize Newfoundland, died at sea | |
| 798884498 | Joint stock companies | small investors combined their funds to pay for expeditions to the New World | |
| 798884499 | Marco Polo | explorer who traveled to Asia and brought accounts back to Europe | |
| 798884500 | Mestizos | people of mixed European and Native American descent | |
| 798884501 | Mississippian culture | North American civilization of mound builders with a prosperous society | |
| 798884502 | Montezuma | king of the Aztecs when Cortez landed in Mexico | |
| 798884503 | Pope's Rebellion | Pueblo uprising in New Mexico that destroyed Catholic churches and took control for almost 50 years | |
| 798884504 | Queen Elizabeth | queen of England, founded the Anglican Church, supported joint stock companies, pushed for discovery in the New World | |
| 798884505 | 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 | |
| 798884506 | Tenochtitlan | capital city of the Aztecs, conquered by Cortez, Mexico City was built on the same site | |
| 798884507 | Treaty of Tordesilles | divided the world between Spain and Portugal | |
| 798884508 | Balboa | discovered the Pacific Ocean | |
| 798884509 | Maize | form of North American corn, staple of many Native American cultures | |
| 798884510 | mound builders | native american civilizations of the eastern region of north america that created distinctive earthen works that served as elaborate burial places |
