The first of the 3 G's (motivations for exploration), this word referred to the desire of European countries to spread Christianity

The second of the 3 G's, this word referred to grabbing more colonies in order to spread the greatness of one's country

The third of the 3 G's, this word referred to the desire of Europeans to find valuable resources in other parts of the world

Explorers were initially motivated to explore in order to find a new route to ________, which was home to many valuable spices

This European country was the first to make advances in exploration, led by Prince Henry the Navigator

This Italian is credited with discovering the New World for the Spanish in 1492

This is the term given to Spanish conquerors in the New World

This ancient civilization existed in the jungles of Mexico before the arrival of Europeans, and is often credited with discovering the calendar and the concept of zero

This civilization existed in the highlands of Mexico prior to the arrival of Europeans, and are often credited with the creation of cities such as Tenochtitlan

This civilization existed in the Andes Mountains of South America, and is credited with the creation of networks of roads and the construction of famous sites like Machu Picchu

This Spanish explorer is the man who led the conquering of the Aztecs

This Spanish explorer is the man who led the conquering of the Incan Empire

This is the name of the system which forced Native Americans to work on Spanish plantations

The Europeans' greatest weapon in conquering the New World, this disease killed thousands of Native Americans

This was the name of the system of trade which included the trade of raw materials, slaves, and finished products between Europe, Africa, and the New World

This was the term given to the trip Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and Caribbean, where they were forced to work as slaves on plantations

After the Spanish took over Latin America, social status was based almost entirely on

This term refers to the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals that resulted from the colonization of the Americas

This was the term used to describe settlers in North and Central America who were born in Spain

This term was used to describe Spanish settlers in North and Central America who were born in the New World