Aztecs, Incas, and other Native Americans
What was the name of the Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan
Name any good that was exchanged between Europe and the Americas as a result of the Columbian Exchange
Too many to list! I like:
To Europe: potato, tomato, corn
To America: horses and cows
Spain's wealthiest colony, New Spain, was based where?
Mexico
Name of the first major French settlement on the St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Name of the first colony established by the English in 1607, or the name of the larger territory
Jamestown/Virginia
Which Mesoamerican civilization was known for its complex numeral system, calendar, and mathematical advantages?
The Maya
A disease to which the population has no exposure or immunity
Once Spain had extracted the precious metal from its colonies, it turned to large plantations growing what cash crop?
Sugar
The primary money-making venture of both the French and Dutch settlers
(Beaver) trade
Name of the colony established by the English in 1620, or the larger colony that incorporated it
Plymouth/Massachusetts (Bay)
The Inca used a system of knotted ropes in lieu of this
A writing system
The 1493-4 Treaty of Tordesillas divided the Americas between what two European countries
Spain and Portugal
Name of the system in which Spain enslaved Native Americans and forced them to work on plantations in exchange for converting them to Christianity
Encomienda
The capital of New Netherland, New Amsterdam, was located here
Modern day New York/mouth of the Hudson
Describe the English treatment of Native Americans
Less harsh than the Spanish; less friendly than the French or Dutch
Did not attempt to convert them as much as the Spanish did
Made diplomatic ventures, frequent warfare, pushed them off the land
Where in North America would Native Americans build large earthen mounds for ceremonial purposes?
The East Coast and Midwest
Name a new navigational tool or technology that helped spur the Age of Exploration
Astrolabe, mechanical compass, multi-masted ship, printing press, et al.
Name of the colony that Spain used primarily as a military base to protect its trade and treasure fleets
Florida
Name of the valley in which New Netherland was based
Hudson Valley
What cash crop saved the Virginia economy?
Tobacco
Where in North America would Native Americans get most of their food from fishing (with very little from farming) and build totem poles?
The Pacific Northwest
Name a political development that helped spur the Age of Exploration
Consolidation of Spain into a unified nation state with a distinct identity
Ottoman seizure of Constantinople
The Black Death
The Renaissance/The Reformation
Bartolome de las Casas proposed doing this to solve the humanitarian crisis of Native American slavery/genocide
He proposed using African slaves instead
Describe the way French colonists (and Dutch) interacted with Native Americans
More friendly than other European nations, made business connections and used them as trading partners
Describe the Puritan society of Massachusetts
Devoutly religious, theocratic, direct democracy, few socially acceptable forms of recreation