Before Columbus' trip
What method of transportation was used to transport precious goods from Asia to the shores of the eastern shores of the Mediterranean?
Caravans
What year columbus started his journey
1492
Columbus and his men first met the Caribs on what island
Guadeloupe
The name given to the system of slavery under which the Tainos had to work for the Spaniards was called
The Encomienda system
Other than Gold, what else did the Taino gave as tribute in Caribbean countries with coastlines
Pearls
Name one of the precious goods that were transported from Asia included all of the following
Spices, Silk, Pearls
Columbus' three ships include the Nina, Santa Maria, and what other
Pinta
the Treaty of Tordisillas divided the new world between these two countries
Spain and Portugal
in the Encomienda System, Repartimientos was
Grants of land given to Spaniards to develop
Why did the Amerindian attacKed Missionaries during the Ecomienda system
The didnt want to be Christianized
Christopher Columbus sailed west in search for which continent
Asia
Green branches floated in the water and Birds flew about the masts of the caravels are all evidence of what significant event in Columbus' life
Signs which made Columbus and his men think that land was near in the West Indies
ONE reason why the town Isabella failed is
The settlers found gold to satisfy them
Insects plagued them
The Indians revolted
How much gold did a cacique have to bring to Columbus every three months?
A calabash full
Who made the suggestion that slaves from Africa should be used instead of the Indians?
Friar Bartoleme de Las Casa
Who paid for Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
The first island Columbus found. He named it ___
San Salvador
Which animal in brought to the New World was used as beasts of burdens and the animal's skin was used to make leather to make clothes and other items
cattle
Give Two reasons for the depopulation of the Tainos
Suicide
Overworked
Diseases
Hunted for Sport
Hopelessness and grief
Give Two reasons for choosing Africans slaves over Tainos
They had good knowledge of planting tropical crops
They cost less than the Indians
They endured the heat well
The contract which Columbus made with Spain included
-three ships given by Spain
- a title
- coat of arms
And what the prize
one tenth of all the wealth Spain received as long as he lived
Columbus made a total of how many journeys
4
Who was the continent of North, South and Central America named after
Amerigo Vespucci
Two priests who tried to help the Tainos were
Friar Montesinos and Las Casas
Why King Alfonzo want to end the slave trade?
Africa was becaming too depopulated (had less people)