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100
The names of the King and Queen that financed Christopher Columbus' voyage?
Who are Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand?
100
What is an encomienda?
A grant of land and several native american slaves to farm land in return for Europeans to come to New World.
100
What were the three groups involved in the Slave Trade? What did each do?
Europeans - Buyers African Kings - Sellers African people - Slaves
100
What were the three main reasons for exploration?
G-d, Gold and Glory.
100
In what year did Columbus set sail?
1492
200
He is the man who ordered the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Who is the Pope?
200
What is a hacienda?
A large estate of land.
200
Name three reasons for the easy Spanish takeover of the Aztec Empire?
1) Better Weapons 2) Spanish made allies with Aztec's enemies. 3) Brought over diseases, killed thousands
200
Why did European countries want to colonize the New World so badly?
Could set up colonies to harvest new resources to make money.
200
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria.
300
He is responsible for conquering the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
300
What was the African Diaspara?
The forced removal of Africans from Africa to the New World.
300
How did the Crusades lead to Christopher Columbus finding America? DOUBLE JEOPARDY -- Worth 2X pts.
Crusades - Europeans discovered spices in Middle and Far East, look for new ways to trade that doesn't involve Muslims or Italy, start to travel by sea, Columbus thinks he knows shortcut, runs into America.
300
How did the conquistadors rule the Native Americans they conquered?
They were extremely cruel.
300
What did a sailor call out on October 12 1492 and what does it mean?
Tierra! Tierra! Land! Land!
400
People who arrived in the New World with the sole duty to convert the Native Peoples to Catholicism.
Who are missionaries?
400
He was the only person on record to stand up to the mistreatment of Native Americans in the missions.
Who is Bartolome De La Casas?
400
What was the Middle Passage?
The horrific journey from Africa to the New World, that African slaves experienced.
400
What was an effect of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Moved line of demarcation 800 miles west, expanded Portugal's territory.
400
What were the four levels of Spanish Colonial society?
What is 1) Spanish born, 2) Creoles (Spanish born parents but you're born in New World) 3, Mestizoes 9one Spanish, one NAs) 4) African and NAs
500
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish warrior who explored the New World.
500
What does circumnavigate mean?
To travel around the world.
500
What is the Colombian Exchange? Name one thing exchanged in both directions.
What The movement of goods from Europe and Africa to North America and from North America to Europe and Africa.
500
Christopher Columbus went to his grave believing what?
That he had found a shortcut to India.
500
What language do they speak in Brazil and why?
Portugese, because the Treaty of Tordesillas moved the line of demarcation 800 miles west allowing Portugal to claim Brazil.
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