Transatlantic Slave Trade
True or False: The desire to take advantage of fertile soil was one reason for the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
True
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Global trade, or the transfer of goods, people, diseases, and ideas is often referred to as the Columbian Exchange
In what context were Europeans able to take over Aztec and Incan lands?
Aztec and Incan leaders kept dying
Which country held the most colonies around the world?
Great Britain
What is aristocracy?
a high-ranking social class, having special privileges and influence
Why did Europeans want Africans to be slaves instead of Indigenous People?
1. 50-90% of Indigenous populations were wiped out
or
2. Africans were deemed suitable for work in the Americas because they were unfamiliar with the land and less likely to escape
What was the most immediate impact of the Columbian Exchange?
The spread of disease
What are some examples of cash crops?
sugar, coffee, tobacco, and cotton
Which two countries conquired much of Latin America?
Spain and Portugal
What is colonization?
The act or process of forming colonies (territories governed by a distant country, often occupied by a number of citizens of that country)
True or False: The use of enslaved labor in the Americas was about money?
True
Before 1500 Economic Systems were_____. After 1500 Economic Systems were_____
Regional and Transoceanic
The spread of cash crops led to what kind of system for cultivating them?
Plantation System
What led to the growth of European Empires?
Transoceanic Trade
What is famine?
An extreme and widespread shortage of food
In what ways did people use religion to justify slavery?
It was argued that slavery existed in the Bible, or that it was God’s plan that Africans be enslaved.
Out of the four categories discussed - disease, animals, plants, and people - which had the biggest effect on Afro-Eurasia?
Plants
What made Europeans look more favorably on Indigenous People?
They converted to Christianity or they learned English.
What was the name of the Treaty that divided lands between Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
What is indigenous?
Having origin in a country or locality; native
In what way did people misuse science to argue in favor of slavery?
"People claimed that people of African descent lacked intelligence and had a natural need to submit to white authority. Some medical doctors even argued that freedom was damaging to the mental health of the enslaved."
What were the impacts of the Columbian Exchange for people living in different regions and social classes around the world?
They were given access to new foods and materials that originated in other parts of the world. Like potatoes.
What was the name of the Spanish man who defeated the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés
Advancement in art and science under Ottoman rule was caused by ______
Diversity of ideas from a mix of religions.
What is a missionary?
A person desiring to convert others to a principle or set of beliefs