Columbian Exchange
Definitions
Atlantic Slave Trade
Colonization
Explorers and Conquistadors
100
What do we call the exchange of goods between the Europe, Africa and the Americas?
Bonus for BOTH names!
The Columbian Exchange
AND
The Triangle Trade
100
What is the 'old world' and the 'new world'?
Old world - Europe, Africa and Asia
New world - The Americas
100
What were the 3 cash crops that enslaved people farmed in the colonies?
Tobacco, sugarcane and cotton
100
Hong Kong is the 4th most densely populated city in the world. It is located in China. It has two official languages; Chinese and English. Why?
Hong Kong used to be a colony of Great Britain
100
What were the major motivations for Spanish conquistadors? Define them!
the 3 G's
God - They wanted to spread Christianity
Gold - They wanted wealth
Glory - They wanted fame and power
200
What was traded as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
People (migration and enslaved people), food, ideas, technology, culture
200
Define circumnavigation
Going around the globe
200
What was a major reason that the Atlantic Slave Trade happened?
The Europeans wanted free labor to work in their colonies and most of the indigenous people had died due to disease and genocide
200
What were two major reasons for colonization?
Hint: not the 3G's
Europe wanted more land and wealth. They wanted to find a sea route to Asia, particularly India and the Spice Islands (modern day Indonesia)
200
Where did Columbus actually land and where was he trying to go?
He landed in the Caribbean and was trying to go to India
300
What happened to the indigenous people of the Americas as a result of colonization?
Over 90% died, mostly due to disease.
300
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
It divided the world into two for Spain and Portugal
300
Approximately what percentage of enslaved people survived more than two years in the colonies?
~30%
300
Which section shows territory and colonies controlled by France?
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Bonus: DESCRIBE where Spain Colonized
3
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Almost all of South America
All of Central America
The southern part of North America
300
Who are the Americas named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
400
What was the purpose of colonies?
To supply wealth and resources to the mother country
400
Define genocide
The mass killing of a certain group of people because of who they are or what they believe in
400
What was traded in each part of the triangle trade
Example:
Europe to Africa (what was traded)
Africa to the ... (what was traded)
... to the ... (what was traded)
Europe to Africa - manufactured (processed) goods
Africa to the Americas - enslaved people
Americas to Africa - raw materials
400
Why is Brazil the only part of South America that Portugal colonized?
Because it was the only country east of the line of demarcation from the Treaty of Tordesillas
400
Who were the first two people to sail around the world?
Bonus: Put them in order and write the *weird* thing that happened to one of them
1. Magellan - he died in the Philippines!
2. Drake
500
Name three long lasting impacts that come from the Columbian Exchange and Colonization
Answers will vary
500
Define Chattel Slavery
Intergenerational slavery where people are treated as property
500
What modern day country did the majority of enslaved people get shipped to?
Brazil
500
During and after colonization and the Columbian Exchange, life expectancy in Europe went way up. Explain why
Access to more nutrient/calorie dense foods such as potatoes
500
Name the conquistadors that conquered the Aztec and the Inca
Bonus - tell me who they conquered and the *weird connection* that they have
Aztec - Hernan Cortez
Inca - Francisco Pizarro
They were cousins!