Life 500 Years Ago
These three modern vehicles did not exist 500 years ago.
airplanes, cars, and trains
In 1492, Europe was divided into these
small kingdoms
The peoples who had lived in the Americas for thousands of years.
Native Americans
Christopher Columbus was a sailor from this Italian city.
Genoa, Italy
Spanish explorers did this to lands in the Americas.
conquered them / conquered lands
Travel 500 years ago was described this way
What is slow and difficult
In 1492, China was ruled by these leaders.
powerful emperors
Two major crops grown in the Americas before 1492.
corn and potatoes
Columbus believed he could reach Asia by doing this.
sailing west
He defeated the Aztecs in Mexico
Hernán Cortés
Most people stayed in their own what
village
In 1492, Africa had many of these two kinds of groups
kingdoms and tribes
The civilization that built large cities in Mexico.
the Aztecs
The year Columbus landed in the Americas.
1492
He defeated the Incas in Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
Two staple crops grown in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
wheat and rice
The Silk Road was this kind of route.
major trade route
Before 1492, the Americas had this level of contact with Europe, Asia, and Africa.
no contact
The name of the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds.
the Columbian Exchange
Many Native people were forced to work in these kinds of mines.
gold and silver mines
Name two types of strong structures people built.
pyramids and cathedrals
These people controlled the Middle East.
Ottoman Turks
People in the Americas didn’t know about these three regions.
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Three crops that moved to Europe during the Columbian Exchange.
tomatoes, potatoes, and corn
Name two major effects of the Spanish conquest listed in our notes.
1) many Native Americans died from European diseases and (2) the Spanish built new cities and spread Christianity