Routes and G'S
Before trade routes were on water, this land route was what you had to travel if you wanted goods from Asia
Silk Road
This man found modern day Haiti, enslaved and killed by accident or purpose, most of the Taino natives. Hero or Villain he is what he is.
Columbus
These 2 continents are named Amerigo Vespucci
North and South America
This group was in Central America we now call it Mexico. There capital was Tenochtitlan
Aztecs
This country settles in North America and has 13 Colonies
England or Britain
Many Explorers were looking for this valuable metal that could make them rich
Gold
This man explored what is modern day Mexico and helped destroy the Aztec Empire
Hernando Cortes
When there is not enough resources they are considered this??
Scarce
This empire was located in Western South America. The capital was Cusco
Inca Empire
In this type of economic system the government controls the price of goods so it can make money on goods sold
Mercantilism
Many Explorers wanted gold but you could also get gold by trading these natural items that can be made into finished goods
Raw Materials
This is a Spanish explorer and soldier whose goal is to conquer native groups.
Conquistadors
The system of exchange of goods between Americans and Europeans. Raw Materials to Europe, Slaves to The New World. You can answer with 2 different names
Colombian Exchange or The Triangle Trade
These are man-made islands on a lake for living and farming in the Aztec Empire
Chinampas
This was the area that transferred over 12 million slaves to the Americas
Middle Passage
Explorers wanted to spread God or Religion to the New World too. They specifically wanted to spread what religion though?
Catholicism
This means to sail around the entire world.
Circumnavigate
This man was the first Spaniard to explore Florida and supposedly searched for the Fountain of Youth
Ponce De Leon
What were the series of ropes with knots to record information that the Inca used
Quipu
This was a system that enslaved Native Americans to perform labor for Spain.
Encomienda System
Many Explorers headed east to get to India instead of West. When traveling east they had to round the bottom of Africa. What is this called?
Cape of Good Hope
This man was the first European to sail around Africa to Asia
Vasco de Gama
This man was the first to sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
This man hears there may be gold in Cusco, and seeks it out. He kills the emperor and goes to war with the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
This was the agreement that drew a line 1,500 miles inland of South America. Portugal got lands East and Spain gets land West
Treaty of Tordesillas