Aztec
What continent did the Aztecs live on?
North America
The Inca lived in what mountain range?
The Andes
Who famously sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What was the journey of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean called?
The Middle Passage
What athlete has won the most gold medals?
Michael Phelps - 23
What were the most important crops for the Aztecs?
Maize/corn, beans, squash
What was the staple food of the Inca diet?
Potatoes
What did Columbus promise to send back to the Spanish royals from the Americas?
Gold, spices, cotton, medicine, slaves
What are some factors that made the Middle Passage so deadly for enslaved people?
Awful unsanitary environment led to spread of disease, malnutrition, abuse
What impressionist artist is well known for cutting off his ear and sending it to a prostitute?
True or false: the Aztec had a system of writing
True
Was the Inca religion monotheistic (one god) or polytheistic (many gods)?
Polytheistic
Name 1 disease that Europeans spread to Native Americans.
Smallpox, measles, typhus, cholera, whooping cough, chicken pox, bubonic plague, malaria
In what century were the most enslaved people forced from Africa to the Americas?
1800s or the 19th century
Name 3 Finger Lakes.
There are 11. Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles, Otisco.
What did the Aztecs build to move water around?
Aqueducts
Who founded Inca Empire?
Pachacuti
What Amerindian civilization was conquered by Hernan Cortes?
The Aztec
How was the Transatlantic Slave Trade different from most previous practices of slavery in world history?
Large number of people, global movement of people, much more brutal and cruel, lifetime in slavery, racist justification
What does the French sentence "Ou est la bibliotheque" mean in English
Where is the library?
Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice?
Appease/feed the gods, keep control over enemies and own citizens
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizzaro
What was the name of the indigenous group Columbus interacted with on his first voyage to the Caribbean?
The Taino
Toussaint Louverture
Which planet in our solar system is the most similar to Earth in size?
Venus