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1. The Discovery of
the Americas

2. Christopher Columbus
• Italian navigator and
explorer
• Catholic monarchs
financed his
expeditions
• He wanted to find a
western route to Asia
• October 12 1492 he
discovered America
• He landed on the

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4. Hernan Cortes
• A Conquistador who
went to Mexico in
1519
• He conquered Aztec
and captured the king
(Montezuma)
• He founded Mexico
city and became the
governor of New
Spain

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6. FRANCISCO PIZARRO
• Conquistador
• In 1532 he went
to Peru.
• He captured Inca
emperor
Atahualpa and
conqured Inca.

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8. Three Great
Civilizations of the
New World

10. MAYAS• Organized as powerful
city-states
• Central America -
MEXICO, BELIZE,
GUATEMALA and
HONDURAS
• Have an advance writing
system

12. Maya script - Hieroglyphics

13. Mayan City

17. AZTECS• Governed by an
EMPEROR
• Central Mexico
• Centered around
religion – pyramid
• Most Aztec were
farmers

18. Aztec Emperors

19. Aztec Gods

20. Aztec Temple

21. farming

22. INCAS• South America – Peru
• Cuzco – capital city
• Quechua – language
• Built system of roads and
used llamas to transport
goods

23. Inca Empire

24. People

25. Llamas