Continents
What continent was The Roman Empire and Greece located in?
Europe.
Define equator.
An imaginary line drawn around the world.
Explain the Triangular Trade process.
It was a transatlantic trade between The Americas, Europe, and Africa.
What were the two crops mentioned in the notes that were found in the Americas that Europe wanted so badly?
Tobacco and wheat.
________ was a common resource found in Africa, it would be traded to Europe.
Gold.
Name the continents involved with Triangular Trade.
Africa, Europe, Americas.
Define Prime Meridian.
A line of longitude in a geographic coordinate system.
Why is trade important?
To share resources that one specific area may have a surplus of.
Why couldn't Europe just use their own land for crops?
They had harvested the majority of it, and saw The Americas as an opportunity to have more crops.
North America and South America were known as ____________ in the 16th century.
The Americas.
Name the continents.
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica.
Define Latitude.
The angular distance north and south of the equator.
Name two advantages of trade.
1. Trade influences world competition.
2. Trade improves efficiency and innovation.
Which of the following is not located in Europe: England, France, Croatia, Pakistan.
Pakistan.
Only __% of slaves went to what would be modern day United States.
5%.
What continent was ancient India and ancient China in?
Asia.
Define Longitude.
The angular distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Name one disadvantage of trade.
1.) Cultural differences.
2.) Language barriers.
3.) International theft.
Europe sent Africa weapons, what would those weapons be used for? (Two things.)
Two things: defense, and also to threaten slaves to get on ships.
Africa received _______ and ________ which helped with selling and shipping slaves.
Weapons, iron.
Australia is also known as ___________.
Oceania.
Define transatlantic.
Travel across the Atlantic Ocean.
Trade is crucial to America's _________.
Economy.
_______ was the disease that killed 30-50% of Europe's population.
Black Death or bubonic plague
The Triangular Trade took place in the ___________, not too long after The Americas had been discovered.
16th century.