Technology
Colonization
Old / New World
Early Slavery
Vocab
100
This allowed information to be copied faster and spread further than ever before in human history.
What is the Printing Press?
100
This was the main resource that kicked off the search for trade routes.
What was the spice trade?
100
These continents make up the New World
What is North America, South America, (and Australia)?
100
This is the kind of slavery that was practiced in the Americas.
What is chattel slavery?
100
A system that stripped people (most often Africans) of their humanity and forces them into indefinite slavery
What is Chattel Slavery?
200
This invention allowed people to always know which cardinal directions they were facing
What is the magnetic compass?
200
Label Portugal, the West African Coast, and India
DOUBLE POINTS:
explain why these three things are important for the age of exploration?
200
These continents make up the Old World
What are Africa, Asia, and Europe?
200
This is similar to slavery because you don't get paid for your work, but it is different because it often came with a contract that allowed one to pay off a debt.
What is indentured servitude?
200
When one country acts as the "mother country" and owns other countries / land that they use for resources
What is colonization or colonies?
300
These kinds of tools allowed for sailors to traverse the open ocean
What is the astrolabe / sextant / other navigation tools that use the stars?
300
This is the reason for countries to make colonies
What is to gain resources and riches?
300
These are three animals that came from the Old world.
What are sheep, cows, chickens, pigs, horses, etc.?
300
This is the area in North America where slavery was most often used due to the prevalence of large plantations.
What are the Southern colonies?
300
The process of convincing people that certain humans are worth less than others
What is dehumanization?
400
This was a new type of weapon that would eventually replace string weapons (Bows)
(Must describe how the weapon works)
What is the Matchlock? (Gun)
(it works by getting packed with gunpowder and then lighting a rope on fire. The rope is attached to the trigger to allow for aiming.)
400
These were the first two British colonies in North America
What is Jamestown and Plymouth?
400
These are three plants that came from the New world.
What are tomatoes, potatoes, gourds, tobacco, corn, etc.?
400
This type of slavery allowed enslaved people to maintain their identity and treated enslaved people as humans
What is West African slavery?
400
This was the religion of William Penn and was also known as "society of friends"
What are the Quakers?
500
This invention revolutionized ocean travel and allowed for the age of exploration to fully kick off
What is the Caravel ship?
500
These three regions were home to the first 13 American colonies
What is New England, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies?
BONUS:
Name one colony in each area
AND
What is one characteristic of each area?
500
This was the biggest consequence of the Old & New world mixing for the first time
What is the spreading of diseases in the Americas?
500
This explains why slavery grew so quickly in the Americas
What is the need for colonies to produce goods such as tobacco, sugarcane, and eventually cotton?
500
The idea that a nation’s power depends on its wealth—specifically how much gold and silver it has. This led governments to hold strict control over resources and colonies.
What is mercantilism?