Cornell Notes
Title: __Ch. 4 - Colonization Name:______Date: ______
Where did two of the greatest civilizations in the America’s develop?(This will come from PPT) / Location…. / Civilizations….
Define the following terms and give an example or use each in a sentence:
(pg. 52-54) / civilization -
Example: / Specialized worker -
Example:
terraces -
Example: / hieroglyphs -
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Label the 3 empires that dominated America prior to Spanish Colonization.
(pg. 53, map) /
Explain how the Mayan civilization was organized politically.
(This will come from PPT)
Describe Mayans civilization and their accomplishments.
(pg. 53-54) / Skilled Farmers…(what did they build) / City Builders…(how were cities built)
Religion…(gods, some from PPT) / Scientific achievements…
1)
2)
Cultural achievements…(language)
Explain what caused the decline of the Mayan civilization.
(pg. 54)
Where did the Aztec Empire begin?
(pg. 52) / Location - / Capitol city -
Define the following terms and give an example or use each in a sentence:
(pg. 55, 93) / causeways -
Example: / aqueducts -
Example:
tribute -
Example: / conquistador -
Example:
Describe the legend of how the Aztecs decided this was the location for their city.
(pg. 54)
Explain the engineering accomplishments required for the Aztecs to build this city on an Island.
(pg. 55)
Explain why the conquest mentality of the Aztecs led to them making lots of enemies.
(pg. 55)
Explain how religion played a part in Aztec society.
(pg. 56)
Explain what led to the decline of the Aztec empire.
(pg. 56) / Montezuma II…what he feared…who destroyed the Aztec….
Where did the Inca Empire begin?
(pg. 56) / Location - / Capitol city -
Describe the role the emperor played in the Incan Empire.
(pg. 57)
What two building feats show the skill of Incan builders?
(pg. 57) / Connected the empire… / Get from PPT…
Describe the Incan’s Religious beliefs.
(fill in from PPT) / God or Gods? / Beliefs and practices…
What medical advances did the Inca practice?
(fill in from PPT)
Explain what led to the decline of the Inca civilization.
(pg. 57, 95-96)
Define the following terms and give an example of each:
(pg. 99-101) / borderlands -
Example: / viceroy -
Example:
Pueblos -
Example: / Missions -
Example:
presidio -
Example: / Peninsulares -
Example:
Creoles -
Example: / mestizos -
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Explain what this story about Cortés reveals about the role of the Catholic Church in Spanish Society.
(Intro on page 98)
What two parts did Spain divide its New Empire into and who was placed in charge of them?
(pg. 99) / Northern part… / Southern part…
Governed by…
Explain why Spain’s laws ended forced labor failed.
(pg. 101)
What is the oldest city in the United States?
(pg. 101)
Explain the historical significance (why are they in the history books)of the following Spanish expeditions:
(pg. 101-102) / The “Lost Expedition…”
Francisco Coronado…
Hernando de Soto…
Explain the reaction of Native Americans to the Spanish.
(pg. 103)
Explain the nickname Samuel Champlain earned and what did the French call their Empire?
(pg. 105) / Champlian’s nickname and why…. / French empire…
Explain how the French interacted with Native Americans.
(pg. 107)
Describe what the economy of New France was based built upon.
(pg. 107)
Who explored the Mississippi River and describe what one claimed for France?
(pg. 107) / Explored by… / Claimed… and named it…
Explain how France tried to attract new settlers to New France.
(pg. 108-109)
Explain the conflict between the Dutch and the Swedes in the Americas.
(pg. 109) / Dutch settlement… / Swedish settlement…
Conflict…
Page: ______