Indigenous Tribes
Name the 4 tribes we learned about in this Unit
What are the Maya, Inca, Aztecs and Taino?
These were the 3 reasons for exploration
What is Gold, Glory and God.
He was the first explorer who sailed in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the name of the exchange of goods, animals, plants, etc between the Old World and New World
What is the Columbian Exchange
The name of the imaginary sets of lines that make up a coordinate plane around the earth.
What are lines of longitude and lines of latitude?
This tribe was first discovered by Columbus and was found in present day Puerto Rico?
Who are the Taino?
Name 3 countries involved in the Age of Exploration
Countries include- Portugal, Spain, England, France, Holland/Netherlands (Dutch)
He is known for conquering the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
What were some ways enslaved Africans resisted
jumping overboard, starvation, education, singing and praying while working
This line runs parallel to the lines of latitude
What is the equator?
What is small pox?
Name 3 risks of exploration
Risks included- Disease (scurvy), pirates, getting lost, storms, harsh punishment, mutiny, death
He is known for conquering the Incas
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The Atlantic Slave Trade lasted from this time period range
what is the 1400's to the 1800's
What is the Prime Meridian?
This tribe was best known for its mathematicians and astronomers. They even made their own calendar
Who are the Maya?
What were 2 effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Slaves, better economy, disease, de-poulation of African countries and increase population in the NW
This the name of the Spanish soldiers who conquered the indigenous tribes? *Hint it starts with a C and its the Spanish word for conqueror
Who are conquistadors?
List 2 items from the Columbia Exchange that were from NW to OW and 2 items from OW to NW
NW to OW: corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chili peppers
OW to NW: slaves, Europeans, diseases, Christianity, animals (pig, horses, cows), sugarcane, coffee
These are the 4 cardinal directions
This tribe communicated with knotted cords known as khipu
Who are the Incas?
What were 2 reasons why the land route to Asia was impractical and why travel by ship began
it took too long, it was dangerous (could get robbed, could get dehydrated from travel)
Name the country and ruler who first started the Age of Exploration.
Portugal and Prince Henry the Navigator
The shape did the Atlantic Slave Trade make?
A triangle, which is why it was also known as the Triangular Slave Trade
This is the name of the land bridge that early humans first crossed over to get to the Americas
What is the Bering Land Bridge?