# data[].attributes.body
The Great Plains geography consisted of plains and rivers. Nomadic tribes like the Apache and Lakota Sioux lived in the Great Plains.

# data[].attributes.body
The Natives that dominated Mexico and Central America, after the fall of the Mayas. The large population cultivated maize. Defeated by Hernan Cortes in 1521.Had a highly organized society, trade system, and created a calendar. Their capital was named Tenochtitlan.

# data[].attributes.body
This was a passage of triangular trade that brought slaves from Africa to the Americas.

# data[].attributes.body
Three-way system of trade that was carried out between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Slaves were sent to the New World, raw material went to the Old World, and manufactured goods sent to Africa and New World.

# data[].attributes.body
Labor system that rewarded conquistadores for the work that the Native Americans did.

# data[].attributes.body
The natives that developed civilization and maize in the Yucatan Peninsula, which is present day Belize, Guatemala, and Southern Mexico. They built great cities in Yucatan Peninsula during 300 and 800 AD. Created a calendar, had a trade system, and had an organized society.

# data[].attributes.body
Located in the Southwest, which had a dry environment. Was inhabited by the Hokokam, Anasazi, and Pueblo groups. Because of the aridness the Natives here developed irrigation systems.

# data[].attributes.body
Conquerors that colonized Central and South America. They ruled and benefited from the encomienda system.

# data[].attributes.body
Pope Alexander VI drew an imaginary line that divided the world into parts that belonged to Spain and parts that belonged to Portugal. This encouraged Spanish exploration.

# data[].attributes.body
An agreement with Spain and Portugal that declared that all land that was discovered to the East of the line belonged to Portugal, and land to the West belonged to Spain.

# data[].attributes.body
The exchange between the old and new world. This includes plants, animals, ideas, technology, and diseases.

# data[].attributes.body
A Spanish priest that spoke out against the way the Europeans were brutally treating the Natives.

# data[].attributes.body
An Italian explorer who is famous for exploring the Americas. His voyage was financed by Queen Isabella of Spain.

# data[].attributes.body
An English colony established by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. The colony mysteriously disappeared after a few years.

# data[].attributes.body
Natives dominating Peru, and cultivating potatoes. Had a highly organized society and trade system, and created the calendar; just like the Aztecs and Mayas. Defeated by Francisco Pizzaro in 1532

# data[].attributes.body
From the 14th to 17th centuries there was a  “rebirth” in Europe that developed knowledge in the sciences and arts. The Dark Ages came to an end, and so did the reign of feudal nobles.

# data[].attributes.body
During the 11th to 13th century, the Catholic Church pushed the Moors out of the Holy Land (Jerusalem) with a military expedition.

# data[].attributes.body
Located in the Midwest, inhabited by Woodland Native Americans. Because of the access to fishing and agriculture, the Natives had a rich food supply here, and were able to set up permanent housing.

# data[].attributes.body
Stretches throughout the East of America, and borders the Atlantic Ocean. The Natives that established settlements from New Jersey to Florida had a steady food supply because of their access to fishing.

# data[].attributes.body
This gave the Mayas and Aztecs a stable food supply and allowed communities to settle.