Vocabulary
Columbian Exchange
Early European Explorers; p. 49-53
Competition for North America; p. 67-70
Unit 1
100
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
What is the Columbian Exchange?
100
One NEGATIVE aspect of the Columbian Exchange
What [are] slavery, diseases, rats, fleas.
100
What is the job of a navigator on a ship?
What is plan the course (route) of the trip by using instruments to find its position?
100
What were European Explorers looking for in their explorations? (p. 67)
What is the Northwest Passage? (67)
100
An alliance of 5 Native American Tribes that brought peace and stability to their cultures.
What is the Iroquois League?
200
A person sent by the church to preach, teach, and convert people to Christianity.
What is a missionary?
200
One POSITIVE aspect of the Columbian Exchange.
What is new plants, food, livestock, etc.
200
What was the name of the improved ship developed by the Portuguese?
What is the caravel?
200
Name ONE European explorer from this section.
Who is [Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Giovanni de Verrazzano, Jacques Carter, Samuel de Champlain]?
200
The five words in the acronym POWER (paragraph)
What is Provide, Offer, Widen, Example, Restate?
300
An economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by establishing a favorable balance of trade.
What is mercantilism?
300
The Columbian Exchange is named after what/who?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
Instead of sailing around the tip of Africa to reach Asia, what did Christopher Columbus decide to do?
What is sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
300
Using the map on p. 67; what body of water is named after Henry Hudson?
What is the Hudson Bay?
300
The chronological order of the 3 West African Empires we studied.
What is Ghana, Mali, Songhai?
400
A Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as a conqueror.
What is a conquistador?
400
Look at the Map on p. 51; how many times did Christopher Columbus travel to the Americas?
What is 4?
400
What are the names of the three ships that Columbus used to sail across the Atlantic?
What is the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria? (51)
400
(p. 68) What two countries emerged in competition with one another?
What is Spain and England?
400
The tribes of this region are known for their use of slash-and-burn agriculture and the creation of the Iroquois League.
What is the Eastern Woodlands?
500
A grant of Native American slave labor.
What is an encomienda?
500
From p. 51; what were the two countries that first started the exploration to the Americas? What were they looking for (p. 49)?
What is Spain & Portugal; looking for a water route to Asia.
500
Approximately how many miles did Columbus sail before he reached San Salvador on his first voyage?
What is 5,000 miles?
500
How many ships were in the Spanish Armada?
What is 130? (69)
500
The use of tools and knowledge to meet human needs.
What is technology?