The Vikings
The Vikings sailed on ships called _______ that could carry a lot of supplies for long-distance travel.
Knarrs
Christopher Columbus was originally from ______, but he made his voyage for ______.
Italy; Spain
The Columbian exchange is named after...
Christopher Columbus!
Encomiendas were pieces of ______ offered to Spanish colonizers in the Americas.
land
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the ________ empire.
Aztec
Knarrs used what shape for their sails?
Square
What are the three Gs? (Reasons the Europeans wanted to discover new lands)
GOD
GOLD
GLORY
Name at least three crops native to the Americas.
Beans, corn, squash, potato, tomato, pineapple, avocado, cacao plant, etc.
Who were the Spanish owners allowed to make work (enslave) on their encomiendas?
Native peoples and, later, Africans
The man leading the Aztec when Cortés came to Tenochtitlan was named ___________.
Moctezuma II
The Vikings traveled from Greenland to discover what modern-day country's coast?
Canada
When Columbus first landed in the Americas, he thought he had landed in what continent?
Asia
( w r o n g )
Name at least three things the Europeans brought to the Americas.
Disease, cows, pigs, horses, chickens, citrus fruits, sugar, etc.
In exchange for their work, the Spanish were supposed to teach the indigenous people about ____________.
Christianity
Why did non-Aztec peoples join Cortés on his journey to conquer Tenochtitlan?
They were upset with the Aztec for their taxation and enslavement/sacrifice.
The Vikings named one of the areas they settled "Vinland" because they discovered what fruit there?
Grapes (or potentially cranberries) for wine-making!
Where did Columbus first land, and what was the name of the people living there?
Bahamas; Taino
Later on, the Europeans started transporting something especially horrible to the Americas. This was _______ from Africa, used to work the land in the Americas.
human beings
What is a missionary?
A missionary is someone who teaches their religion to those with different beliefs.
Name at least two ways Cortés was able to conquer Tenochtitlan.
- He barricaded the city so no resources/people could go in or out
- People got sick from the illnesses they were exposed to from the Spanish
- The Spanish had weapons the Aztec did not have access to
- The Spanish had reinforcements from other indigenous peoples who wanted the Aztec to fall
The Viking settlement failed due to...
warfare with local tribes.
Why was Columbus arrested after his third voyage?
He got a big head - he was telling all of the colonists what to do on their new land and was treating the Native peoples very poorly.
How did the Columbian exchange help people in Europe?
Food items such as corn and potatoes, which are rich in nutrients and carbohydrates, became important parts of people's diets in Europe. Because of the new foods they were introduced to, people were able to have a more well-balanced diet.
(Not to mention, the countries got a lot richer from owning more land.)
Name at least one way Bartolomé de Las Casas helped the Indians in New Spain.
- He fought for their rights by writing to the encomienda owners and the king
- He gave up his own encomienda when he saw how poorly they were being treated
- He convinced the king of Spain to give the Indians a small amount of pay for their work
- He actually taught them Christianity
The area conquered by conquistadors in the Americas was named ___________.
New Spain