Gold (resources)
Name two cash crops
Coffee, sugar
The European powers believed in this religion:
Christianity
The "Old World"- explorers left this continent to go to the "New World"
Europe
Name two staple crops
Potatoes and maise/corn
The words "Missionaries" and "heathen" mean...
1. Someone who spreads his/her religion, to try and get more people to join
2. Insulting term for someone who believes in the 'wrong' God
Name two explorers who found land in the "New World"
Christopher Columbus and Francisco Pizarro and John Cabot
When Spanish conquered the Aztec and Inca, they gained a lot of...
Gold
Unlike Spain and Portugal, these European countries were more interested in trade and less interested in converting indigenous people(s)
France, England, and Holland/The Dutch/Netherlands
What was the name of the people Columbus "discovered?" For an extra 100, what happened to them?
The Taino people
Explain IN DETAIL why potatoes were so important for Afro-Eurasia- include 2-3 reasons!
1. They can grow in areas that are too dry for rice and too wet for wheat.
2. The same field of potatoes can feed 3x the amount of rice or wheat
3. Less famine = can defend and expand territory
Europeans like Spain and Portugal wanted the Aztecs and Inca to convert to Christianity because...
It would make both civilizations easier to control
Name the King and Queen who gave money to Columbus, and what Empire did they rule?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and Spanish Empire
Cash crops sales led to the Portuguese and Spanish going to West Africa to...
Engage in slave trade
Do you think Columbus and the King and Queen of Spain found “Glory” due to his exploration? Give reasons for your answer.
1.More territory for Spanish Empire, more gold gained, which led to more power for the Empire
2. Lots of death and destruction of the Native Indigenous peoples
Define: what was the "Reconquista" AND what is a "colony"
1. Reconquista: Christians taking control of Spain and Portugal (the Iberian Peninsula) from Muslim control
2. A colony is a permanent settlement made by people from another land or territory; e.g. British colony in North America.