Vocabulary
________________ is a system of money.
currency
He wanted to visit the ___________________ and see the places that were mentioned in the Bible.
Holy Land
What ocean did Balboa and Pizarro find?
Pacific Ocean
In your own words, describe the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
Be able to support your answers with evidence.
The ___________________ wore armor and traveled across the ocean in search of gold and riches.
conquistadors
The crew staged a ______________ after one hundred days at sea, disobeyed the captain, and turned the ship around.
mutiny
What was Henry Hudson looking for in his explorations of the North American coast?
Northwest Passage
Would you agree that the actions of some European explorers had harmful, long-term consequences for indigenous populations? Explain your answer.
Be able to support your answers with evidence.
The complete ownership or control of a resources or industry is a _________________
monopoly
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses is called a(n) _________________.
isthmus
True or False: Christopher Columbus was searching for a route to North America when he landed in Asia?
False
What was different about how the French and Spanish interacted with the indigenous people?
The Spanish wanted to conquer and convert the indigenous people, but the French tended to cooperate with them.
A large fleet of ships is called a(n) _______________.
armada
Why did Europeans need and/or want spices?
Preserve food
Flavor food
Gain wealth
According to the Spanish, Spanish explorers had two goals for their travels. What were they?
Find gold and convert indigenous people to Christianity
What do you think of the attitude that existed at this time that land Europeans “found” could be claimed as their own?
Europeans believed they had a right to “claim” land that, in their view, they found, but they may also consider that people already lived on the land that Europeans were claiming
The priest tried to ______________ as many people as possible to his religion because he believed it meant they would go to heaven.
convert
True or False: Europeans were surprised when they arrived in the Holy Land because Islamic civilization was more advanced than they had been led to believe, and there were silks and other luxury items.
True
True or False: Raleigh’s strategy for starting the colony the second time included sending women and children with men as well in hopes that families would be more likely to stay.
True
In what two ways did cleric Bartoleme de las Casas change his ideas about slavery over his lifetime?
Las Casas first believed that slavery was okay, but then he realized that it was wrong to enslave indigenous Americans. At that time, he accepted the enslavement of Africans, but later he came to see that enslaving anyone was wrong.