Exploration
Italian Explorer who sailed for both Spain and Portugal; his name inspired the name of two continents, and a country!
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
Desert lovers should be thankful for this crop from the New World, used to make chocolate.
What is cacao?
Staple crop for the Inca Civilization... you can fry it and bake it!
What is the potato?
The passage in which enslaved peoples were forced to travel from West Africa to the New World.
What is the middle passage?
First Nation to pursue colonization; sponsored notable explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci
What is Spain?
Advancements in technology, such as this small, fast ship with large cargo space and sails that allowed it to sail against the wind, helped make global exploration possible.
What is the caravel?
Staple crop from the New World that us hoosiers should be very familiar with.
What is maize (corn)?
This empire was unique in that it built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, in the middle of a lake.
Who are the Aztecs?
Sailor from present day Nigeria who is known for his journey through the middle passage and becoming the first great Black autobiographer.
Who is Olaudah Equinao?
This term for a settlement of people in a new land that is connected back to the original country. Massachusetts Bay is example of one of these.
What is a colony?
This empire made land travel difficult from Europe Asia, leading explorers to find other routes.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Some of the not so positive effects of the Columbian Exchange included this; small pox, influenza and malaria are a few examples.
What is disease?
This new world civilization in the Yucatan peninsula, was known for its pyramids and accurate calendars.
Who are the Maya?
The decline of this system, in which Native Americans were forced laborers, led to an increase in demand for enslaved persons from Africa.
What is the encomienda system?
The name of the trade path between the Americas, Africa and Europe. It is geometrically inspired.
What is the Triangular Trade?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Resource that motivated European countries to seek an alternate route to Asia; you might use it to make a meal more tasty.
What are spices?
This civilization lived in the Andes mountains.
Enslaved Africans were frequently brought to the Caribbean for the cultivation (growing) of this crop.
What is sugarcane?
This country began its exploration by going around the western coast of Africa.
What is Portugal?