Colombian Exchange
Competition
Conquest
Commerce
Fun
100
What disease would lay waste to much of the Native American population?
Smallpox
100
What was the main resource that the powers of Europe were competing for?
Gold/Silver
100
What were the two American empires destroyed by the Spaniards?
The Aztec and Inca empires
100
What type of ship allowed for colonial commerce?
The Caravel
100
Who sailed the Ocean blue in 1492?
Colombus
200
What goods did Native Americans seek from the Europeans the most?
Guns and metal tools
200
What was the most competed for territory OUTSIDE The New World?
India
200
What was a Spanish soldier in the new world called?
A conquistador
200
What economic system prioritizes investing in order to make money?
Capitalism
200
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
What flavor from the new world would become wildly popular in Europe?
Vanilla
300
What 2 companies would be rivals in India?
The Dutch and British East India companies
300
What system of labor did the Inca make which the Spanish would adopt?
Mita
300
What type of ship did the Spanish make for even more efficient trade?
The Galleon
300
What's the largest Ocean in the world?
The Pacific
400
What livestock-based farming technique would become revolutionary in the Americas?
Oxen plows
400
What treaty stopped Spain and Portugal from going to war?
The Treaty of Tordesillas
400
How did the Spanish conquer the Aztecs?
By allying with local city states as well as the use of firearms
400
What was the main resource Portugal secured in its empire?
Spices
400
Who is the 1st president of the U.S?
George Washington
500
A dye made originating from modern day Mexico of ground up bugs
Cochineal
500
What was France's main goal in India BESIDES acquiring wealth and territory?
undermining the British
500
What did the Spanish do to the Aztec pyramids when they took Tenochtitlan?
Destroy and use them for new construction
500
What item(s) from the Americas caused the Chinese population to increase
Maize and sweet potatoes
500
(Fill in the blank)
____ Burr, sir
Aaron