Sail...at your own peril!!!
Sugarcane - Is it a Old World or New World product?
Old World
What was the biggest disease Europeans brought with them to the New World?
Smallpox
Who paid for Christopher Columbus’ voyage?
Queen Isabella
the treatment of people as property is...?
slavery
to adapt to living with human beings and to serving their purposes means...
Domesticate
Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
The most important crop that was brought to the Old World from the Americas was?
Maize (Corn)
What empire did Francisco Pizarro attack in 1532?
The Incas
Approximately how many Africans are said to have been brought to the Americas during the Atlantic Slave trade?
Between 8-12 million people
Spanish soldier-explorers are known as...?
Conquistadors
What is the most important animal to the Native Americans BEFORE Columbus?
The bison (buffalo)
Name two negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange.
Diseases, Rat Infestation, Sand fleas, Slavery
What were the names of Columbus’ three ships?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What was traded in West Africa in exchange for slaves?
Guns, Rum, Manufactured Goods
an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country is known as?
Colony
Between Spain and Portugal, Portugal was the first to what?
Launch large scale voyages of exploration
What is the definition of the Columbian Exchange?
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
What was the name of the Aztec city Cortes encountered in Mexico?
Tenochtitlán
What were the main reasons Europeans brought slavery to the New World?
Work in Gold Mines
Grow crops like sugar and tobacco
a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education is better known as?
Ignorance
Explain what the encomienda system was.
Conquistadores received land and Natives which in turn he pledges to generate money and covert them to Christianity.
What animals made up the big 5 that came from the Old World to the New World? (5 answers)
Horses, Sheep, Cows, Pigs and Goats
Where did Columbus first arrive and what was the language spoken by the natives there? (2 answers)
San Salvador (The Bahamas); Taino
Why were African slaves brought to the Americas?
To replace the natives who were dying.
a person who travels to a territory or community in order to make converts to his or her religion is a?
Missionary