Ancient America
True or False: Native American tribes were very similar to each other in their beliefs and practices
What is false
This is the name of a Spanish soldier
Who is a conquistador
True or False: Christopher Columbus explored North America on one of his voyages
What is false
These continents make up the New World and the Old World
What is the Americas for the New World and Europe, Africa and Asia for the Old World
This is the sea route from Africa to the Americas
What is the middle passage or transatlantic slave trade
This ancient American empire was successful at preforming brain surgery
What is the Inca Empire
These are the 3 Gs
What is God, Gold, and Glory
Columbus sailed for this country
What is Spain
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New World
What is the Columbian Exchange
This is the reason Europeans started enslaving Africans
What is the Natives were dying of diseases
This American empire came first.
What is the Mayan Empire.
This Spanish conqueror took over the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
Most educated Europeans believed during Columbus' time that the Earth was this shape
What is round or sphere
The Columbian Exchange is named after this person
Who is Christopher Columbus
This country started slavery
What is none (Slavery is as old as farming)
This feature of the Aztec capitol, Tenochtitlan, makes it unique
What is built in the middle of a lake
This Spanish conqueror took over the Inca Empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro
This is the reason why Columbus wanted to sail west
What is to find a new route to Asia or the Indies
Cows and pigs come from this world
What is the Old World
This is the amount of African slaves that crossed the middle passage
What is 10-12 million
This ancient civilization built systems of roads, tunnels and rope bridges
What are the Incas
This is the reason the Old World had more diseases than the New World
What is domesticating animals or cattle
Columbus explored this area that he would later name Hispaniola
What are the Caribbean islands
Turkey and Llamas come from this world
What is the New World
African Kings sought these items in exchange of slaves
What are guns and rum
This ancient civilization was a theocracy
What is the Mayan Empire
These 3 inventions were improved which in turn influenced European exploration
What are compasses, ships, and maps
This is the amount of voyages Christopher Columbus completed to the Americas.
What is 4
The Columbian Exchange was during these 3 centuries
What are the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries
Most African slaves were sent to this area (Be specific).
What is the Caribbean and/or Brazil
These 3 reasons explain why the Mayan Empire fell
What is drought, war, and overpopulation
These two European countries led the Age of Exploration
What are Portugal and Spain
This is the name of the natives Columbus first encountered and enslaved
Who are the Taino people
This is the REAL name of Christopher Columbus
Who is Christopho Columbo
Describe the trading from Europe to Africa, Africa to America, and America to Europe.
What is Guns and Rum from Euro to Africa, African slaves to Americas and raw materials- indigo, cotton, tobacco, furs, etc. to Euro