Christopher Columbus
What day is Columbus Day ?
October 12th
What specific disease was the biggest factor in wiping out the Native populations of the New World?
Smallpox
Which nation traded the most slaves from Africa?
Portugal
Why was the Caribbean the most valuable geographic locations for colonial empires?
It is where sugar cane grew the best
What was the name of the revolution that took place in Russia in the early 1900s that led to the establishment of Communism in Russia, and persecution of ethnic and religious minorities?
The Bolshevik Revolution
What was the specific geographic region Christopher Columbus land in?
The Bahamas / Caribbean initially, eventually modern day Mexico and South America
What popular practice in the Mayan and Aztec religion repulsed the Europeans?
Human Sacrafice
What is a hierarchy?
HIERARCHY → a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority (overarching system)
What geographic regions are referenced by 'East Indies' and 'West Indies'
East Indies = Caribbean islands and surrounding areas
West Indies = Southeast Asia (like India, Indonesia, and Malaysia)
Who was the SECOND president of the United States?
John Adams
What year did Christopher Columbus land in the Americas?
1492
What was the name of the Spanish explorer / conquistador who conquered the Aztec people?
Hernán Cortés
Casta System
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
An enslaved person who was forced to endure the Middle Passage and wrote about his journey / experience
Which nation is traditionally considered 'at fault' for starting both World Wars?
How many voyages did Christopher Columbus take to the New World?
Four
What are the names of ALL three Central / Southern American Native civilizations we looked at?
Maya, Inca, and Aztecs
What two cash crops did England find and begin to extract and trade in North America?
Cotton and Tobacco
What precious metals were found in abundance in Southern America and parts of Central America which led to even more European interest in the region?
Gold and Silver
What is the name of the trail that colonial settlers would take in order to journey out west from the original 13 colonies, which eventually became the name of a popular video game created in the 1970s?
The Oregon Trail
Where nation was Christopher Columbus from? (NOT which nation hired him)
Italy
The Inca were located on the western side of what mountain range?
Andes Mountains
Name three INCENTIVES for European Empires to expand?
- Spread of Religion
- Increasing geographic control
Could have more...
Describe what was traded between EACH leg of the Triangular Trade
Americas to Europe: Raw Materials / Resources
Europe to Africa: Manufactured Goods
Africa to Americas: Slave Labor
Which president signed into law the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which began the Trail of Tears which led Native Americans out of their homes and forced them to move onto reservations in the western territory of the United States?
Andrew Jackson