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| 12755625060 | AZTEC | Empire in the Valley of Mexico composed of a triple alliance of city-states who were eventually conquered by the Spanish | 0 | |
| 12755625061 | VALLEY OF MEXICO | Fertile region between two mountain ranges in Central Mexico where numerous Mesoamerican civilizations developed. | 1 | |
| 12755625062 | TENOCHTITLAN | Powerful city in the Valley of Mexico that reached a population of c. 150,000 people and served as the capital of the Aztec Empire. | 2 | |
| 12755625063 | MONTEZUMA | Last chieftain of the Aztec Empire who was taken prisoner and murdered by the Spanish Conquistadors. | 3 | |
| 12755625064 | CHINAMPAS | system of agriculture in Central Mexico where farms and gardens were constructed in lakes on 'floating islands' | 4 | |
| 12755625065 | POCHTECA | Wealthy merchants within Aztec society | 5 | |
| 12755625066 | CORTES | Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century | 6 | |
| 12755625067 | ANDEAN HIGHLANDS | Mountainous region on the west coast of South America where numerous civilizations developed. | 7 | |
| 12755625068 | CUZCO | Capital city of the Inca Empire in South America, located in what is now the country of Peru. | 8 | |
| 12755625069 | INCA | Major civilization in the Andes mountains hat stretched along the coast of western South America and lasted from 12th to 16th centuries when it was conquered by the Spanish. | 9 | |
| 12755625070 | MACHU PICCHU | Fortified city in the Andes Mountains that demonstrates the skillful architectural practices of the Inca Empire. | 10 | |
| 12755625071 | TERRACE FARMING | An agricultural system in which crops are planted in steps carved into mountains or hills. | 11 | |
| 12755625072 | CURACAS | Local rulers under the Inca Empire | 12 | |
| 12755625073 | METALLURGY | The science and technology of extracting, refining and preparing metals for use by humans. | 13 | |
| 12755625074 | QUIPU | A system of record keeping in the Andean mountains that used knotted strings on a cord to keep track of numerical information. | 14 | |
| 12755625075 | PIZARRO | Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in what is today known as Peru. | 15 | |
| 12755625076 | CARAVELS | A small European ship with lateen sails that helped establish overseas trading empires for Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. | 16 | |
| 12755625077 | CONQUISTADORS | Spanish 'conquerors' who were motivated by 'God, Gold and Glory'. | 17 | |
| 12755625078 | VICEROYS | Highest-ranking officials over Spanish Colonies in the New World | 18 | |
| 12755625079 | ENCOMIENDA | A system in the Spanish American colonies in which Amerindians were forced to work the land and convert to Christianity. | 19 | |
| 12755625080 | COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE | The exchange of plants, animals, disease, and technologies among the Americas the rest of the world beginning in the late 15th century. | 20 | |
| 12755625081 | MIDDLE PASSAGE | A stage of the Atlantic triangular trade in which millions of African people were transported to the Americas to serve as slaves. | 21 | |
| 12755625082 | MARITIME | Connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity. | 22 | |
| 12755625083 | DE LAS CASAS | Spanish bishop who devoted much of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from exploitation and who helped pass the New Laws of 1542, which limited the enslavement of Amerindians. | 23 | |
| 12755625084 | PRINCE HENRY | Portuguese sailor known as 'the Navigator', he was one of the earliest explorers of the 'Age of Discovery'. | 24 | |
| 12755625085 | DIAS | Portuguese explorer and first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope). | 25 | |
| 12755625086 | DA GAMA | Portuguese explorer and first European to reach the land of India by sea. | 26 | |
| 12755625087 | MALACCA | Port city in Southeast Asia that became a major trading center for Europeans. | 27 | |
| 12755625088 | TREATY OF TORDESILLAS | An agreement between Spain and Portugal over how to divide the Americas for colonization. | 28 | |
| 12755625089 | MAGELLAN | Portuguese explorer and first person to circumnavigate or sail around the earth. | 29 | |
| 12755625090 | JOINT STOCK COMPANY | A business and/or trading enterprise that sold shares to individuals in order to spread risk and profits over a large number of investors. | 30 | |
| 12755625091 | MERCANTILISM | Economic practice utilized by European colonizers in order to control imports, exports, and other economic factors within their colonies. | 31 | |
| 12755625092 | COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION | the expansion of trade and business in the 16th and 17th centuries that transformed European economies | 32 | |
| 12755625093 | CARTIER | French explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River and helped establish France's claims in North America. | 33 |
