Native Americans pre-conquest
This was the main crop that was grown by Mesoamerican peoples to sustain large populations
Maize or Corn
What was the transmission and interchange of plants, animals, diseases, cultures, human populations, and technologies between the New World and Old World.
the Columbian Exchange
This country colonized large parts of western South America, Central America, and Mexico
Spain
Who were the Tainos?
The American Indian tribe Columbus met and exploited.
The Three Gs that motivated European exploration.
God, Gold, and Glory
True or False, Native American societies in North America all develop similar culturally and linguistic patterns.
False, Native Americans were a diverse group of cultures that spoke more than 4000 languages.
Perhaps the worst part of the Columbian Exchange, this specific thing killed far more Native Americans than guns or steel.
smallpox
The conquistador responsible for conquering the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
This Dominican Priest questioned the legitimacy of Spain's conquest and fought for better treatment of Native Americans.
Bartolome de las Casas
This man was an Italian explorer and colonizer. He stumbled upon the Caribbean and became the first European to visit the island of Hispaniola.
Christopher Columbus
Powerful civilization in the Mississippi river valley that built giant earthen mounds.
Cahokia
What event, despite its failure, brought Europeans into contact with Far East trade goods for the first time?
The Crusades
The first country to develop a sea route to India, along with sugar plantations on islands of the west coast of Africa.
Portugal
BONUS
What system are they responsible for starting on those islands?
The name of the debates about the treatment Native Americans in New Spain
What is The Valladolid Debates?
Name for Spanish conquerors of the "New World"
Conquistadors
What's one similarity and one difference between the Olmec and the Aztecs?
Similarity: both grew corn, both lived in Mesoamerica
Difference: Aztecs sacrificed people, were an empire, had a writing system, had advanced mathematics
Another name for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade that refers specifically to the sea journey from Africa to the Americas
The Middle Passage
Name of the Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizzaro
They were French priests who peacefully tried to convert the American Indians to Catholicism.
Explain the positive impact of exploration and conquest on the "New World"
Introduction of new technologies and resources...
Horses, weapons, livestock, glass beads, etc.
What are two examples of American Indians interacting with their environment?
The Aztec's chinampas, the mounds in Cahokia, Clovis arrow heads
Two advancements that made transcontinental exploration and trade possible.
caravel and compass
They thought he might be a returning God, he allied with neighboring tribes who hated the Aztecs, the Aztecs had just suffered a terrible drought
What was the Encomienda System?
System in which American Indians provided land owners with labor in exchange for religious guidance. They were frequently exploited and treated harshly.
Explain the positive impact of exploration and conquest of the "New World" on the "Old World"
Increase in population due to new food crops.
Increase in wealth from exploitation of New World