8 th Spain built an empire Conquistador Hernan Cortes Montezuma II Francisco Pizarro Encomienda system plantation Bartolomé de las Casas

Conquistador- Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas.

Hernan Cortes- the conquistador that would conquer the Aztec empire.

Montezuma II-leader of the Aztecs when Cortez invaded Cortez would kill him and conquer the Aztec empire.

Francisco Pizarro- Spanish conquistador who would conquer the Inca Empire with only 400 men.

Encomiende System- gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans or make them work in exchange the settlers were supposed to protect the Native Americans and convert them to Christianity.

Plantations- large farms that grow just one kind of crop.

Bartolomé de las Casas- urged the Spanish to convert the Native Americans to Christianity by showing them love, gentleness, and kindness.

Homework Use all of the vocabulary words in a paragraph

7 th The Byzantine Empire Constantinople Byzantine Empire mosaics

Constantinople- is located between the Aegean and Black Sea which allowed it to control trade between Europe and Asia.

Byzantine Empire- the society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire after the Western Roman empire fell even though non- Roman influences would take hold of the Byzantine Empire the Byzantines would continue to think of themselves as Romans.

Mosaics- pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.

Homework Use each vocabulary word in a sentence

6 th World climates Monsoons savannas steppes permafrost

Monsoons- seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air.

Savannas- areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

Steppes-Semi-dry grasslands or prairies

Permafrost- permanently frozen layers of soil

Homework Use all of the vocabulary words in a paragraph.