The Natives
What happened to Native American populations as more food became available?
Populations grew and spread across the Americas
What religious beliefs would African caravans preach?
Islam
Name one of the goods the Portuguese wanted from South Africa.
Ivory, peppers, copper, or enslaved Africans.
What was Cortés's greatest advantage when taking over Tenochtitlan?
Disease
The French searched for this a ___________, a water route from North America to get to Asia
Northwest Passage
What three major crops were grown by early Native American farmers?
Maize, squash, and beans
Which kingdom did Mansa Musa lead?
Mali
How did the Portuguese learn about new Asian goods?
The Crusades
What were the main goals of Columbus's first voyage?
A trade route to China and aimed to convert its people to Christianity
This group of Native Americans constantly feuded with the French
The Iroquois
What major achievement allowed the Hohokam to successfully farm in the Southwest?
They built extensive irrigation canals
Who began colonizing Africa in the 1400s?
Portuguese
In 1498, this Portuguese explorer began trading with India.
Vasco De Gama
When the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile united, what country did they become?
Spain
What was the term for the offspring of a French father and a Native American mother?
Métis
What was the largest and wealthiest city of the Mississippian culture?
Cahokia
What was the capital of the Songhai Empire?
Gao
What were the new technologies that made Portuguese exploration possible?
compass, astrolabe, and the quadrant
Why did Moctezuma invite Cortés and his men into Tenochtitlan?
To intimidate them
Which current-day Michigan city did the French establish?
Detroit
What were the two major cultural groups of the Northeast?
Algonquians and Iroquois
What were the two different types of slaves in West Africa?
Domestic and Captive
Who was the first Portuguese navigator to go to West Africa?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, and microorganisms from the Old World into the New World
Who did Robert de la Salle name Louisiana after?
King Louis XIV