Aztec and Incas
Spanish Empire
Labor Systems
Triangle Trade
Vocabulary
100

What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

Cuzco

100
What was the religion of the Spanish Empire? 

Christianity, Catholicism

100

Give an example of Cash Crops. 

Tobacco, Cotton, Sugar

100
How many slaves were traded during the slave trade from 1500 - 1800?

10 million

100

This word means: To fight against

Resist / Resistance

200

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? 

Tenochtitlan

200

What are the 3 G's?  They describe the motivations of the Spanish Empire.

Gold, God, and Glory

200

What resource was exploited in Mexico and Peru?  (Hint: It's a metal)

Silver

200

What was traded FROM the Americas TO Europe? 

Cash Crops
200

Sugar, tobacco, and cotton are examples of ... 

Cash Crops

300

True or False: The Aztecs believed in Human Sacrifice and killed people for the gods. 

True

300

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he sailed west from Spain? 

The Indian Ocean (or India)
300
The _________ system was used in the mines and forced indigenous people to get silver for the Spanish Empire.

Mita System

300

Where did the boats come from for the triangle trade? 

Europe

300

Fill in the blank: Brazil was a __________________ of the Portuguese Empire

Colony

400

The Inca Empire was built in the _____________ Mountains.

Andes

400

What is the name for a Spanish soldier that fought to conquer land in the Americas?

Conquistador

400
A ________________ is a farm where cash crops grow.  

Plantation

400

Where were most slaves taken in the slave trade? (Name a country)

Caribbean or Brazil

400

This word means: When an empire takes over a country and controls it

Colonization

500

The Aztec Empire grew because of it's farms - floating on water.  These farms were called ______________.

Chinampas

500

What was the name of the King and Queen of Spain during colonization?

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

500

Why did European Empires use African slavery in the Caribbean and Brazil? 

Empires wanted to make money on cash crops, but they needed the labor.

500

What was traded FROM Europe TO Africa? 

Guns, rum, clothing (man-made goods)
500
Fill in the blank: Mexico and Peru were colonies of the Spanish _____________. 

Empire