Geography
Spanish Conquest
Columbian Exchange
Age of Exploration
Tokugawa Japan
100
What continent is shaded below
Asia
100
Who sailed for Spain and was the European credited for "discovering" the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
100
Name a positive effect of the Columbian Exchange
new foods exchanged between Old and New Worlds
100
Why did the Age of Exploration begin?
Europeans wanted Asian trade goods
100
Where is Japan (region and continent)
example (France is in Western Europe)
East Asia
200
What geographic feature is described as a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land?
a mountian
200
What Religion did the Spanish follow and enforce in their colonies?
Catholicism
200
Name two negative effects of the Columbian Exchange
Spread of disease caused Native populations to collapse
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
200
What country is first to start the Age of Exploration by sailing completely around Africa?
Portugal
200
What is the military leader of feudal Japan called?
Shogun
300
What mountain range seperates India and China?
Himalayas
300
What are the 3 motivations for Spanish conquest
God, Glory, and Gold
300
What Native Empire in modern day Mexico was a victim of the Colombian Exchange and helped lead to their downfall.
Aztecs
300
What two nations were heavily influenced by their Catholic Religious Zeal?
Portugal & Spain
300
After the Edict of 1653, what was Japan's view toward outsiders/foreigners?
banned them/ viewed them as evil influences/ banned and killed Christians
400
What river runs next to the city of Buffalo and is depicted on its flag?
The Niagara River
400
What disease wiped out a majority of Native populations in the Americas?
Smallpox
400
What "super food" was brought to Europe during Columbian Exchange and leads to Europe's population increase.
the potato
400
What technology is a device that allows one to determine their latitude and the time of day by “sighting” a star through the astrolabe and using the markings on the device
Astrolabe
400
Interaction with what people led the Japanese to enact the Edict of 1653?
Europeans/ Portugese
500
What is the largest Plain/ grasslands in the world?
The Eurasian Steppe
500
Between 1540 and 1580, what happened to the native population of Central Mexico?
it decreased by 6 million
500
What animal, often used for transportation and warfare did the Spanish introduce to the Americas?
Horse
500
What economic system is defined by
a country is strongest if it had a lot of gold and silver
Maintain a Favorable Balance of Trade
Country operates as business, monarch is the CEO
Establish Colonies, Import Raw Materials
Colonies can bring silver and gold through mining and trade
Mercantilism
500
What was the name of the first leader of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Ieyasu