Any person, place, event or thing of the past including yesterday
100
List 3 responsibilities held my men in Native American communities.
Hunting
Decisions about moving
Chiefs / Leaders
Medicine Men
Spiritual Leaders
100
List the three main reasons explorers wanted to find a new route to Asia.
Spices (economic success)
To spread Christianity
To learn about Asian cultures
100
Who supported Columbus during his travels
Queen Isabella of Spain
100
Define Labor Force
The group of people who work in a certain area of work.
200
List 4 examples of History
(answers will vary)
200
What are some of the beliefs and traditions European explorers learned from Native Americans?
-- Respect for women
-- Respect for elders
200
What were the two labor forces that supported the Columbian Exchange called?
Encomienda System (Native Americans)
Middle Passage (Africans)
200
"Bartolome de Las Casas did not see eye to eye with Columbus."
Why is this statement true?
De Las Casas disapproved of the poor treatment given to Native Americans. He wrote several letters explaining what was happening and eventually became a priest who helped Native Americans.
200
What new technologies helped improve exploration?
The astrolabe - compass based on the position of starts
The caravel - more advanced ships
300
What is the difference between a country and a continent?
A country is smaller. There are usually several countries in a continent.
300
What challenges did Native Americans endure as a result of exploration?
-- Diseases
-- Lost of their land
-- Death
-- Separation of family and culture
300
Why might some believe the Law of primogeniture was not fair?
This law required that only the first born son inherit the family's wealth.
300
Why is this statement false.
Columbus was happy to have discovered a route to the new world.
Columbus died thinking he had discovered a route to Asia.
300
Describe the conditions of the middle passage
Coffin like spaces
Crowded
Dirty
Bacteria and diseases
400
List 3 European countries.
Ex. Spain, Portugal, England
400
What were explorer's allowed to do under the Encomienda System?
Enslave Native Americans
Tax Native Americans
Take over the Natives' land
400
How is the African Diaspora similar to immigration today?
There is a large number of immigrants living in the U.S. today.
500
Describe the challenged experienced by explorers
Hunger, starvation, lost of flesh, sunburn, being away from home