NYSTCE CST SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Civilizations - correct answer Maya- 2000 bc- 1697 ad Aztec-Ethnic groups of central Mexico dominant in large areas of Mesoamerica in the 14th-16th centuries Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations - correct answer Inca- largest pre-columbian empire in 15th-16th centuries Moche- northern Peru between 100-800- Huaca del Sol Cañaris- Southern Equador- eventually conquered by Inca Pilgrims - correct answer English Separatists who believed there was no fixing Church of England- embarked on Mayflower in 1620- established Plymouth plantation William Bradford - correct answer A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, . He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. He helped the colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks. Mayflower Compact - correct answer 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. Conquistadors - correct answer Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain- first used natives as slaves until their populations were decimated by European disease and overwork- replaced by imported African slaves Encomienda System - correct answer A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them skills, a disguised form of slavery