AOD Vocabulary
French English & Dutch
Trade Routes and Economy
Colonial Powers and Empires
FUN
100
What is the definition of Carvel.
A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
100
What other European countries settled and explored the America's.
France, England and Sweden
100
What trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas and was used for trading goods and enslaved people.
The Triangular trade
100
What nation was the first permanent European colony in Africa, known as the Gold Coast.
Portugal
100
What is a country that has no rivers?
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without any rivers!
200
What Is the definition of cash crops?
A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal use.
200
What made governing the Maritimes distant colonies a challenge
Technology
200
What valuable spice, originally from Asia, was a major reason for European exploration during the Age of Discovery.
Pepper.
200
What European country established a vast colonial empire in the Americas, with territories like Mexico and Peru.
Spain
200
How long did the shortest war last?
The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar lasted only 38 minutes
300
Farms that focus on growing cash crops typically plant just one main crop, with a small area for vegetables or other foods.
300
What colony, established by the English in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Jamestown
300
What is the system where colonies provided materials to European powers which then sold finished goods back to the colonies is called this.
mercantilism
300
What nation established the first permanent European colony in North America, known as Jamestown.
England
300
When was the world’s first university established.
The University of Al Quaraouiyine was established in 859
400
What is the definition of conquistadors.
Soldiers and explorers who led the Spanish conquest of the Americas.
400
What product grown in the Caribbean and Brazil, was a huge export to Europe and led to the establishment of plantations.
Sugar
400
Netherlands
400
Who was the longest-serving monarch in history.
Queen Elizabeth
500
What is the definition of encomienda?
A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
500
The forced transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas was part of this trade route.
Middle Passage
500
What African kingdom led by Mansa Musa was renowned for its wealth and advanced culture during the 14th century.
Mali
500
What did Cleopatra live closer to the first moon landing or the construction of the Great Pyramid:
The first moon landing.