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The triangular trade was important to history because it allowed for the exchanges of crops and beast of burden to places that before didn't have those things. Not only did they use this trade for crops and animals they also used it for slave trade which was very popular.

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Mound builders, or otherwise known as the Cahokia people of Mississippi Valley, created a culture all on their own. Their name mound builders came from the large earth mounds they made to honor important people in their society and to have religious ceremonies within temples atop the central mound at the center of Cahokia. They were settled in what is now East St. Louis, Illinois and it was believed that they were the largest settlement in what is now the United States.

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The Aztecs were the dominant force in central Mexico and developed an intricate religious, political, and social organization that brought much of the region under their control by the 15th century. Hernan Cortes overthrew the Aztecs by force and conquered their capital, Tenochtitlan in 1521.

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The Mayans were a civilization that was native the the Americas. Reaching their peak around 300 ad they were known for their unique culture and practices. As well they had an extreme knowledge of their environment allowing them to thrive.

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Highly advanced South American civilization that was conquered by Spanish forces under Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The Incas developed sophisticated agricultural techniques such as terraced farming in order to substain a larger complex societies. They had well developed infrastructure and political practices.

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A system that was created by the Spanish to make themselves rich by utilizing the Indians. They adopted previously existent tributary systems like the one between the Aztecs and their neighboring tribes. This system was very important to history in that as a result of the brutal treatment of Indians under this system, many priests worked to get rid of it. A famous example is the letter written by Bartolome de las Casas to the Spanish crown requesting for the abolishment of this system. His letter and the works of many others eventually led to new regulations being made to protect the Indians.

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#14 Compare Europe and Africa in the mid 1400's

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#14 Compare Europe and Africa in the mid 1400's

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During the mid 1400s, Europe and Africa where pretty much equal at the time. Some African provinces were rich because of trading which the Europeans also took part in. Both Africa and Europe were similar militarily, culturally, and also technologically. That is until the Portuguese set foot in Africa later on, which weakened Africa's economies.

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The Iroquois Confederation was an alliance forged between the Mohawk,Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora's Native American tribes in order to facilitate a joint political collaboration that helped maintain unity and peace for the indigenous population and counter against the encroachment of Europeans' tyrannical ambitions.

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A meeting held by King Charles of Spain which concerned the treatment of the natives of the New World.  It concerned two main attitudes towards the conquest of the Americas and the subjugation of the Amerindians. Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who was the only one among those present with first-hand knowledge about the  natives, argued that Amerindians were creations of God and deserved the same treatment as Christian Europeans. On the other hand, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, a philosopher and theologian  who had never been to the Americas and who had never had any personal contact with Indian people, argued that Spain could wage a just war against the Indians because they were brutes, committed crimes against God and nature, and they were infidels who needed instruction in Christianity.

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The Lakota Sioux was also known as the Teton Sioux. They're name translates to "the allies", "the little snakes", and "prairie dwellers." They were a very large group of nomadic indian tribes in the west of the present day Dakotas. They were dependent on the buffalo for many things such as food and clothing. The Sioux divided themselves into 13 political divisions in 7 different tribes. Each tribe made their own decisions. The Sioux were fierce fighters.

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Born in 1485 he was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico under the rule of Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and  became a governor of New Spain.

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Jacques Cartier was the first Frenchman to explore Canada. However, much like Columbus, he reached this land by accident, as he was looking for a sea route to Asia. His travels did lay the basis for Future French claims to Canada, so even though he didn't accomplish his original goal, he still had an impact on History.

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The English victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 was significant because it destroyed the spanish dominance over the seas. This defeat gave England freedom of the seas to sail to the new world and colonize. Many historians believed this was a beginning of the long and slow decline of the spanish power

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The new laws of 1542 were a set of laws that were created to regulate the Spanish enslavement of Native Americans. The laws were very unpopular among New World settlers to the point they led to a civil war in Peru. The New Laws were created in an attempt to abolish the encomienda system and resulted in large landowners having less power.

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The Colombian exchange was the transatlantic exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the old and new worlds (Europe and the Americas) after 1492 . The exchange brought both positive and negative effects to either sides such as the devastation of populations and the changing of eating habits that affected communities worldwide .

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Conquistadors were soldiers and explorers from the Spanish Empire or the Portuguese Empire, two of the most famous conquistadors were Hernán Cortés who conquered the Aztec Empire and Francisco Pizarro who led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

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In 1584, an ambitious young man, Walter Raleigh, was authorized by England to use his own funds to occupy lands in North america.The first mission was a reconnaissance trip to identify potential base sites.The small group discovered Roanoke island.It was the first English colony but it was short lived.Troubles with supplies and the Algonquian people led many to return back to England. In 1587 Raleigh managed to convince English investors to get families to start a new colony.Sadly this attempt also failed.The settlers were stuck due to the usage of all ships to fight the Spanish Armada.Furthermore, a drought also hit bringing a colonist,John White, to go back for supplies.Due to the war he found great trouble in coming back but managed to in 1590, yet he returned to an abandoned colony which it's disappearance is still unknown.The only clue that was left was carved into a tree, which was one word, Croatoan.

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Bartolome de Las Casa was a Spanish missionary that felt sympathetic toward the natives. His pamphlets and petitions written in favor of reforming laws regarding Native Americans, made him the first official "Protector of the Indians."

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#5 Commonalities of Early American Tribes

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#5 Commonalities of Early American Tribes

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Different North American tribes had different stories of how they believed they originated, however all the stories stemmed from one common belief. They all believed it was some sort of ancient pilgrimage that had brought them to the place they were and would reside forever. Among the diversity of the tribes also came the similarity of living comfortably among nature and living in harmony with the idea that time was circular.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was made to avoid conflict between the nations of Portugal and Spain when they had just started founding settlements overseas. The treaty drew a line about 1,185 miles west of Cape Verde and gave Spain rights to undiscovered lands left of the line (the Americas) and Portugal had to stay east of the line. Though this treaty allowed Portugal to have control of Brazil.

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The Muslim Conquest of Constantinople was a 53 day siege that began on April 6, 1453. With this Conquest the Ottomans became one of the most powerful empires and they finally had control of the Balkans. This would lead to Europe looking for new routes to Asia.

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Organized and financed voyages, which lead to the establishment of new sea routes to Asia through the African coast, as well as improvements in navigation like the invention of the caravel.

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The Protestant Reformation was a movement to counter and reform the actions and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church and was carried by Martin Luther. This movement was important being it led to a split in the Church to both Protestant and Catholic bodies, this in turn, downed the power of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church itself (as it was seen as the ultimate authority). Additionally, it also led to building senses of individualism as well as religious/political thoughts (including the Church's position).

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The caste system was a social and racial classification system developed in 18th century Colonial Spain. There were four main categories of race: (1) Peninsular, a Spaniard born in Spain; (2) Criollo/a, person of Spanish descent born in the New World; (3) Indio/a, a person who is descendent of the original inhabitants of the Americas; and (4) Negro/a- a person of black African descent, usually a slave or their free descendants. The Spaniards also imposed this system into the New World.