This Mesoamerican civilization was the only one to fully develop a system of writing.
What is the Mayan Civilization?
100
As many as 90% of the native population of the Americas died as a result of this European import.
What are diseases? (Smallpox, measles, flu)
100
Other than Spain, one of the European countries that colonized the Americas.
What is England, France, or Portugal?
100
The Middle Passage carried slaves to America over this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
One of two staple crops of Pre-Columbian civilizations – no, they didn’t come from a stapler.
What are corn (maize) and potatoes?
200
The date that this whole thing started.
What is 1492?
200
Native Americans who converted to this religion were not enslaved by the Spanish.
What is Christianity?
200
This is where Mesoamerica is.
What is Central America, or between Mexico and Panama?
300
The Aztecs engaged in this activity as a way to strengthen and expand their influence.
What is warfare?
300
European population rose after the Columbian Exchange because they brought these foods like these from the Americas.
What is corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc.?
300
The Spanish were looking for gold, but really made money off this precious metal.
What is silver?
300
Spanish rulers of American colonies - their title means "assistant king".
What are viceroys?
400
This mountain-dwelling civilization used roads and rope bridges to manage and unify their large empire.
What is the Incan Empire?
400
Christopher Columbus, the namesake of the Columbian Exchange, crossed the Atlantic in response to this Muslim Empire’s attempts to block European trade with Asia.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
400
Plains Indians used guns and these European animals to more effectively hunt buffalo.
What are horses?
400
When Africans came to the Americas, their culture "spread" to the New World. This is the scientific word for that spread.