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What is the definition of trade?

The exchange of goods or services between two people or entities. 

100

The Old world is in the ________ hemisphere while the New World is in the _________ hemisphere 

Eastern, Western.

100

Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue in ___________

1492

100

Mansa Musa traveled through Egypt on his ______ trying to get to the holy city of ________

Pilgrimage or Hajj to Mecca

100
What are some of the ways ants or bees act as an interdependent system?

Bees will form bridges out of their bodies and ants will cling together to make buoyant bodies to protect the colony.

200

Interdependence is when

Two or more things depend on each other to function.

200

The Continents that made up the New World are 

North and South America
200

The Great Dying was when

Diseases along the Columbian Exchange affected 50% of the native population in the New World. 

200

Mansa avoided war by 

Following royal procedure by kneeling to the King of Egypt and kissing his hand. 

200
What are some of the ways a school is an interdependent system?

Teachers help students, talk with parents, and listen to principals, 

Students do the work, and help create the school culture

Principals are the bosses of the schools

Custodians help clean and keep things in order

and so on and so on

300

Colonialism is when 

A country takes over another country to exploit it for its resources. 

300
The Continents that made up the Old World are 

Asia, Europe, and Africa

300

What right did the European colonists believe they had in conquering native territory? 

They believed they were on a mission from God and their King. 

300

The acronym we use to analyze primary sources is ______ which stands for________

H - Historical context

A - Audience

P - Purpose 

P - Point of View

Y - Why

300

How do you pronounce Zheng He AND Tenochtitlan? 

(Chung - Huh) and (Te-Nowch-teet-lan)

400

The Columbian Exchange was a new, interdependent trading route between the Old World and New World that exchanged.... what? (three things)

Goods, Ideas, and Diseases. 

400
The 4 powers of the 15th century were... and the three European countries feeling left out were

India, China, The Islamic World, and Italy. The three European countries were Spain, Portugal, and Britain. 

400
What were each of the 15th century world powers known for in their trades

India - Spice

Islamic World - Slaves and Gold

China - Silk

Italy - Ports

400

What were some of the differences and similarities between the Aztecs and Spanish? 

The Spanish had iron armor, guns, blonde hair, and white skin. 

The Aztecs lived on the water, had a huge population, had darker skin, and dark hair.

They both spoke different languages, had different cultures, and were nervous of each other. 

400
What War created the holiday of Veterans Day?

World War I

500

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was

The trade between Africa and the New world sending Africans over the Atlantic to force them to work on plantations. 
500

Spain colonized __________

Britain colonized __________

Portugal colonized _________

Central and Southern America

Eastern coast of the modern US

Western and Southern Africa

500

How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade affect Africa? 

It forced a significant portion of its population into slavery, separated families, took young generations away, and pitted kingdom against kingdom.

500
What were some of the hardships of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Being taken away from your family, forced onto a cramped ship, poor conditions in all aspects, and forced into slavery. 

500

What animal did the political cartoon draw Great Britain as to represent its colonialism? 

An Octopus