Terms - Inca
Define 'indigenous'
Describes a culture that has originated in an area, rather than one that has come from another part of the world.
10,000
What skill were Inca craftsmen famous for?
Working with Gold and Silver.
What was the name of the king of the Franks in 765?
Charlemagne
In what year was the Black death introduced in Europe?
1347
Define 'vassal'
A person who holds land from a superior and gives service to him in return.
What were 3 materials that were used to make Inca weapons?
1. Wood
2. Bone
3. Stones
What privileges did the encomienda system give to the Spanish? (Hint: 3 answers needed)
- Profit from cheap Inca labour
- Forcing Incas to pay a tax
- Breaking up old Inca Structure
What was the Domesday Book?
It was a book that told the king what he was owed in taxes and rent from his barons as well as how many knights owed military service.
What was the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Death?
Yersinia Pestis
Define 'conquistadors'
The Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru.
Who were the aclla?
The virgins of the sun. They worked in temples, were trained in fine weaving, cooking and the preparation of ritual drinks. They worked in the temples.
What 3 diseases did the Spanish Conquest introduce to the Americas? Extra points if you could give me the statistics!
Smallpox, typhus and measles. 90% of the population
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
William, Duke of Normandy.
How did the Black Death spread?
Through rats and fleas.
The Spanish who settled in the Americas on large land grants and used their privileges to maintain their own power and wealth.
Who were the orejones?
The Spanish called the Inca nobles this, meaning 'big ears' because the lobes of their ears were stretched past their shoulders.
What inspired the people of the Americas to rebel against the Spanish conquistadors?
The French Revolution
What was Feudalism?
It was a social hierarchy where the king claimed all the land as his own and then divided it up to those who were loyal to him.
What were the 3 variants of the plague? Extra 100 points if you can give me the survival rates and which body areas the spread to!
1. Bubonic Variant - spread to lymph nodes - 40% survival rate
2. Pneumonic Variant - Spread to lungs - 5% survival rate
3. Septicaemic Variant - Spread to blood stream - 0% survival rate
Define 'colonisation'
The forming of a settlement or new government by a group of people who seek to extend their territories.
What was a zampona?
A bamboo, earth or metal flute.
Who were the mestizos?
A generation of children born of Spanish fathers and Inca mothers.
What is the difference between a Motte-and- Bailey castle and a Concentric Castle?
Motte-and Bailey castles were small, earthwork castles, made of wood or clay.
Concentric - Made of stone, much stronger.
How many people died worldwide between 1346-1352? Extra 100 points if you can tell me what the world population was at the time.
200 million died
500 million world population (estimated)