Ice Age
a period lasting thousands of years during which the Earth was covered by ice and glaciers
Migrated
to travel to a new area or country
Maya
a civilization in Mexico
Aztecs
a fierce tribe of warriors
Adobe
a sun dried brick
Iroquois League
a confederacy of Indigenous people
Ghana
the earliest known kingdom in West Africa
Mali
took over the kingdom of Ghana
Mansa Musa
the most famous ruler of Mali
Songhai
empire that emerged in the 1400's
Middle Ages
a period of European history, that began with the collapse of Western Roman Empire
Renaissance
a new era that featured renewed interest in learning and the advancement of arts and sciences
Reconquista
military campaigns waged against Muslim kingdoms
Prince Henry the Navigator
directed Portuguese to sail into the Atlantic, spread Christianity, and reduce Muslim domination of trade
Bartolomeu Dias
learned how to use the counter clockwise winds of the south atlantic
Vasco de Gama
exploited the discovery to reach india, opening a immensely profitable trade route
Christopher Colombus
tried to revive Christian struggle against Islam, and sought a trade to China to find a new trade route
John Cabot
genoese mariner employed by the English, sailed to newfoundland
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
discovered the coast of Brazil
Amerigo Vespucci
explored south america's coast to deem it a continent
Ferdinand Magellan
succeeded in encircling the entire globe