Native American Civilizations North America Pueblos Plains Indians Eastern Mound Builders Eastern Woodlands Indians Iroquois Confederacy Five Civilized Tribes

Native American Civilizations Central and South America The Mayas The Aztecs Capital: Tenochtitlán The Incas Capital: Cuzco

Origins of European Exploration Motives Economic Social Political Religious

Origins of European Exploration Technology Shipbuilding Caravel Navigation Maps Instruments Compass Astrolabe

Origins of European Exploration Naval Warfare Cannon Initiation of Exploration

Growth of European Exploration New Regions and New Routes Portuguese Exploration Prince Henry Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama

Growth of European Exploration New Regions and New Routes Early Spanish Exploration Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Early English Exploration Sir Francis Drake

Growth of European Exploration Spanish Conquest Central America Cortés conquered the Aztecs South America Pizarro conquered the Incas

Growth of European Exploration Efforts to Limit European Access Ottoman Indian Chinese Japanese Siamese

Consequences of European Exploration Spread of Roman Catholicism in Latin America Bartolome dé Las Casas Introduction of Plants, Animals, and Diseases

Consequences of European Exploration Results of Interaction with Other Cultures