Columbian Exchange
What is the name of the explorer that was contracted by the King and Queen of Spain to find a new sea route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
What crop that would become a staple of the Irish diets came from the Americas?
Potatoes
What is the name of the native group which practiced human sacrifice and lived in what is now modern day Mexico city?
What is the name of the native group which is known for their textiles, unique method of record keeping, and had their empire located in the Andes mountains?
The Inca
How does Bartolome de Las Casas describe how the Spanish are treating the natives?
Las Casas explains the Spanish are treating the natives horribly.
What impact did crops from the New World/Americas have on the Old World/AfroEurAsia?
It greatly increased the availability of foods to nearly everyone, it prevented famines in many places and increased variety of foods.
What was the treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement between Spain and Portugal dividing the world into spheres of influence between the two countries, giving Spain control over nearly all of the Americas. (no other country besides these two agreed on this treaty)
What did the Aztecs and Mayans do that the Spanish saw as barbaric and inhumane, which the Spanish also used to justify their conquest of the region?
Human Sacrifice
What did the Spanish bring with them from the Old World that decimated the native population in the Americas?
Disease (smallpox)
What is the economic belief that there is only a limited amount of wealth in the world in the form of gold and silver, and that nations should hoard as much of this as possible?
Mercantilism
What were the three motivations for the exploration of the Americas? Explain briefly what each is
God- spreading Christianity
Glory- gaining fame
Gold- becoming rich
What is the name of the explorer that America is named after? (first and last name)
Amerigo Vespucci
What decorative rock had significance in Mayan culture?
Jade
Chinampas
Which new world crop is a staple in Uganda and China?
The Sweet Potato
European slave traders brought approximately how many enslaved African people to the new world ?
12.5 million
if you answered anywhere between 12-13 million you get points.
What happened to the world's biodiversity(the number of different plants and animals) after the Columbian exchange?
it has decreased considerably, as the introduction of new animals to the new world led to other animals extinction, among many other reasons.
What is the name of the Incan record keeping system which has not been deciphered to this day?
Quipu
What is the name of the Aztec city that is now located in the same spot at Mexico city?
Tenochtitlan
Which of the following is not a new world food?
-cocoa
-vanilla
-honey
honey
What are the names of the two Spanish royalty that first commissioned a navigator to sail around the world to find a new sea route to Asia?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
What is the other name for the Mayan pyramid that was a temple for Kukulkan?
El Castillo
What is the name of the system the Incans used to extract labor from their subjects?
The mit'a system
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What is Mr. Calhoun's favorite pokemon?
Piplup/Empoleon