Spain
Portugal
Dutch and France
England
Fun
100
What continent did Spain intend to go to on their first expedition?
Asia
100
Where was Portugal's first expedition?
West Africa
100
What kind of leadership were the Dutch under? [ex: democracy]
Dictatorship
100
What were the first English settlements here in America?
The colonies
100
What does mulatto mean?
A person of mixed African and European descent
200
Which Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
200
What are 3 things that Portugal traded?
Slaves, spices, gold, ivory, and/or fire arms [at least 3 of these]
200
What was Frances first settlement in the Americas?
France's first settlement in the Americas is what now stands as Quebec.
200
What were 3 key things in the English administration?
Monarchy, slavery, companies, religion, trade [any of these]
200
What factors determined the social status of people in colonial Latin America?
Racial mix and birth location
300
Why was the Columbian Exchange given its name?
The Columbian Exchange gained its name because of Christopher Columbus as he was the middle ground between East and the West.
300
What were the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The Tordesillas Meridan was established, and Portugal claimed the coast of Brazil and everything to the right of it while Spain gained everything to the left of it.
300
Which river did the Netherlands stake claim over?
Hudson River
300
What's the name of the mentioned joint-stock company that England ran in Asia?
British East India Company
300
What were the round shield the aztecs used called?
Chimalli
400
What kind of leadership was Spain under?
Monarchy
400
What are two other locations that Portugal settled in? [City name preferably]
Goa, India
Ceuta, Morocco
Elmina, Ghana
Calicut, India
Melaka, Malaysia
Malacca, Indonesia
400
What was the religious goal of the French settlers?
Evangelization
400
Who was the queen at the time of the AOD?
Queen Elizabeth 1
400
What was the most prominent downfall of both the Inca and the Aztec before Europeans conquered?
Disease
500
Other than the Aztecs, what other well-known empire did Spain originally overthrow in the Americas?
Inca
500
Who pushed Portugal out of the spice trade?
Spain pushed Portugal out of the spice trade
500
Before a king, who was France ran by?
The traders
500
Who were the top two competitors for England?
Portugal and Spain
500
Why did the fur trade matter so much to Vikings?
Fur was used for most of the material/clothing, meaning it was needed for them