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Pre-European Civilizations
Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
Miscellaneous
100

Why did Europeans want to explore new lands?

To trade (gold, animals, food) to spread Christianity, to get glory.

100

What did the Spanish force Native Americans to do?

Manual labor.

100

What is mercantilism?

Economic theory where colonies enrich mother country

100
What is New World?
America
200

The Civilization that was conquered by Spain in....

The Mayans?

200

Name one disease from Europe to America

any of these is correct: influenza, measles, chicken pox malaria, diphtheria, small pox, typhus

200
( ) had little immunity to European diseases.
Native Americans
200
What is Old World?
Europe
300

The mountain range that the Incas were located in

The Andes

300
Cultivation of ( ) created the major demand for slavery throughout plantation economy.
Sugarcane
300

The “3 G’s” of exploration are...

God, gold, glory

300
Especially this disease killed millions in America
small pox
400

What did explorers use to measure how far east or west they were from the Equator?

Longitude

400

What did explorers use to measure how far north or south they were from the Equator?

Latitude

400
What is Columbian Exchange?
the massive exchange of agricultural goods, animals, slave labor, communicable diseases, and ideas between New and Old World
500

Which European country built trading posts and had friendly alliances with Native Americans?

French

500

Name one animal that led to economic exploitation of Americas

Pigs or sheep or cattle

500
Why did Native Americans lack immunity?
Native Americans were more susceptible to diseases than Europeans because of no earlier exposure.
500

When did the Columbian Exchange start?

1492