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Lived in the Rio Grande Valley- Known for their elaborate irrigation systems and tight, multiple story housing
Native American confederacy in Northwestern America- had several powerful military alliances
Leader of the Iroquois confederacy
People said to be the first of the Europeans to discover America
People in between a purchase that made profits for themselves- used highly by Muslims in the early eastern trade
Italian Adventurer- Known as indirect discoverer of New World through speculations of cheaper trade routes
Led the early New World charge- extremely influential with developments of the caravel and the compass
Italian sailor who sailed to the new world with the help of the king and queen of Spain- thought he had discovered new route to the Indies
Spanish missionary- strongly against slavery and the encomienda system
One of the biggest empires in Native American culture- Known for ingenous methods of agriculture and economy- wiped out by Cortes
Spanish conquistador who wiped out the Aztecs with 300 men
Leader of the Aztecs who believed Cortes was a god
Man who conquered the Incas in Peru
People of both European and Native descent
Said to be European discoverer of Pacific Ocean- claimed Panama for the king as well as all the coast lands that touched the ocean
First to circumnavigate the globe- murdered by Filipinos
Explored Florida and the Fountain of Youth, which he didn't find- Legend has it, he's still salty to this day
Searched for golden cities in Southwest America- Found them, except they were just Pueblo houses
Explorerer of Southeast America- looked for gold and treated Natives with horrid methods
English Northeastern explorer- sent my English to check out the northeast coast
Italian explorer sent by French to explore the east coast
Frenchman who explored the St. Lawrence River
Led Spanish movement North in 1598- cruelly treated Pueblo Indians, and claimed land (New Mexico) for Spain- named capital Santa Fe
Sent by French to explore down the Mississippi River in the 1680s
Explored California coast in 1542, didn't find Jack
Led Spanish missions which were founded in San Diego and attempted to spread to natives- not much success
Important leaders in New World exploration- Known for greedy needs for gold, and brutal treatment of Native Americans
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