That's Deadly
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An Example of...
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A disease brought to the Americas by the Europeans that killed off around 95% of the native population
What is smallpox?
100
A man who might have said..."The Aztec people are weak - we will conquer them with our superior weapons and military skills..."
Who is Hernando Cortes?
100
The term for a conquering Spaniard who came to the Americas for wealth and religion.
What is a conquistador?
100
Voltaire
What is an example of an Enlightenment "thinker"?
200
A treacherous leg of the trade triangle known for the unbearable living conditions for African slaves on cargo ships.
What is the middle passage?
200
A man who might have said... "Wait a minute...that doesn't look like Asia..."
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
An "Age of Reason" where people began questioning authority and thinking for themselves
What is the Enlightenment?
200
King Loui XIV who had centralized power and divine authority.
What is an example of Absolutism (Absolute Monarch)?
300
1 of the 3 critical attributes of an absolute monarch - trying this often resulted in death or torture.
What is no checks and balances?
300
A man who might have said... "climb up the mountains, capture their emperor, hold him for ransom, get the gold - how hard can it be?"
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
300
A way to ask and answer specific questions by making observations and doing experiments.
What is the scientific method?
300
Spanish soldiers sent to establish a Spanish nation across the world.
What is an example of a colony?
400
An American Empire who's people were lured by the Spanish into a city square and then slaughtered.
What is the Inca Empire?
400
A man who might have said... "This is my snickers. I own it, and I don't have to share it with anyone"
Who is John Locke?
400
The moving of slaves across the trade triangle that accounted for between 9.5-15 million Africans.
What is Atlantic Slave Trade?
400
A native Spaniard has relations with a native American - their son.
What is an example of a Mestizo?
500
Someone born in Spain living in the Americas on top of the social hierarchy who could force people to work to the death for him.
What is a Peninsulare?
500
A man/woman who might have said... "God has given me the authority to oppress you and control the government and military... thank you God"
Who is an absolute monarch? (absolute king/queen)
500
An agreement between the ruled and the ruler defining the rights and duties of each.
What is social contract?
500
Europe sent disease West to the "New World" and the Americas sent potatoes East to the "Old World"
What is an example of the Colombian Exchange?
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