Africa
Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for what?
Sugarcane plantations
European explorers and colonizers converted native people to... .
Christianity
Spanish conquerors of the Americas:
Conquistadors
Native Americans who lived around South Carolina mainly lived in…
Longhouses
became the dominant religion on the Southeast Asian mainland from 1500 to 1800
Buddhism
To Portuguese explorers, the southern coast of West Africa became known as the
Gold Coast
The explorer who conquered the Incan Empire was
Francisco Pizarro
Went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Why was Europe originally interested in exploring Africa?
Africa was rich in resources that could make Europe rich, especially gold.
What was one reason why the middle ages are sometimes called the 'dark ages'
Unenlightened
How would you describe Ghana's military might?
Great. 200,000 warriors and 40,000 archers
The first European to reach India by sailing around Africa was
Vasco De Gama
Where did the Spanish get their wealth?
From controlling new lands, enslaving native populations, and gaining wealth both through gold and plantations
Europeans had less impact on the mainland states of Southeast Asia because
The mainland states were able to unite and drive the Europeans out.
Mansa Musa was the king of which African Kingdom
Mali
What major African city became prominent under Mali rule, and what was it famous for?
Timbuktu. Famous for universities and libraries
Hernan Cortez conquered
Aztecs
What were the results of Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea? Was it profitable? Explain
1000% profit which is very profitable. Creates a demand for explorers to find access to asia trade.
Describe the Columbian exchange. What were the effects? Which area of the world benefited and which area was hurt
New World was hurt by disease from the old world. Old world benefited from high calorie food from the new world.
What were the results of the Black Death?
Mass numbers of death, fall of the feudal system, and economic consequences
Explain how Europeans were able to obtain African peoples
Europeans TRADED guns, cloth, and other finished goods for other African peoples.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Established a line between territories controlled by Portugal and Spain
When did the first African slaves make their journey to the Americas?
1518
Describe the triangle Trade. Mention all locations and at least 2 traded materials from one way to the other.
North America, Africa, Europe.
Guns, cloth, ivory, slaves, whale oil, furs, wood, beer, molasses, rum, sugarcane, manufactured goods, furniture, spices, silk, indigo, rice, tobacco, iron
What is the hierarchy of the feudal system?
Kings, Lords/vassals/barsons, knights, peasants/serfs