Slave Trade
Why did the Colonizers need to bring in enslaved people all the way from the continent of Africa?
Native American populations were dying rapidly.
Where did Christopher Columbus think he was going?
India
Describe the difference between "climate" and "geographical features"
Climate = weather, air
Geographical Features = Land, regions
What were the Aztecs looking for to build their civilization? (Must have all three parts to get the points)
Eagle sitting on top of a cactus eating a snake
What is a "chinampa"?
Floating Garden
Who is the richest man on the history of the earth?
Mansa Musa
What did Christopher Columbus hope to find?
Why is there a limited amount of Maya books?
The Spanish burned the books.
What was the city of the Aztecs called?
Tenochtitlán
What does "Sapa Inca" mean?
Name TWO of the African Kingdoms
Aksum, Mali, Songhai, Ghana
What were the names of the king and queen who funded Columbus's voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Why could Maya and Incas not trade with each other?
They were from different time periods.
What are causeways
Roads built on water to get to Tenochtitlán
What is a "quipu"?
Inca Device for Record Keeping
What is the part of the Columbian Exchange called where enslaved people from Africa were sent to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
What did Natives get if they found gold for Columbus? What happened if they didn't find gold?
Copper token around their neck. Hands chopped off.
Who is De Las Casas?
Spanish Priest
Who built the longest roads?
Incas
What is "Cuzco"?
The capital of the Inca Empire.
What was the disease that many enslaved people got sick with?
Scurvy
What were the three places Columbus actually landed in?
2. Hispanola (Dominican Republic)
3. Bahamas
Who said, "Why will you take by force
what you may have quietly by love?”
Cheif Powhatan- Pocahontas' dad.
What did the Aztecs call themselves?
Mexica
What is "Xibalba"?
Underworld. If you lost the Maya/Aztec ball game you would be sacrificed to Xibalba.