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As the Enlightenment occurs in Europe, where did European countries continue to settle?
The New World
People who were born in Spain and who live in the New World are called what?
Peninsulares.
What country gained it's independence from Portugal?
Brazil.
What empire was located in Northern Africa in the Sahara Desert?
Songhai
The Kongo Empires famous leaders name was Mvemba a Nzingo. What nickname did people give him?
Alphonso.
What had happened when Native Americans were removed?
A new society developed.
Who was generally strict and mistreated Natives?
Viceroys.
How many other ways are there to write Father Miguel's name?
5
What religion did it's rulers practice?
Islam.
What missionaries converted rulers to Christianity?
Portuguese.
What were stories in the Old World told about?
El Dorado
Who appointed viceroys to manage colonial affairs?
Monarchs.
Who was Simon Bolivar?
He was a creole born in the New World.
Who was the famous leader of the Asante (Ashanti) Empire?
Osei Kofi Tutu.
Who was the famous leader of the Zulu Empire?
Shaka Zulu.
What were the most precious metals to mine in the New World?
Diamonds, gold, and silver.
Which group was often treated poorly and were a mixture of white and Native American?
Mestizos.
What countries did he lead efforts to liberate from Spanish control?
Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Columbia.
The Ashanti Empires economy was based on what?
The trade of slaves and gold to North Africa and overseas.
What was the Zulu Empires economy based on?
Agriculture and livestock.
Some outposts were set up where large numbers of Europeans lived. What were the most important?
Havana, Mexico City, Lima, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires.
What made up a majority of Haiti's population?
Slaves.
The Monroe Doctrine was passed by who in what year?
President James Monroe, 1823.
Which empire was the longest lasting independent African empire?
The Ethiopia.
The Kongo Empire was ruled by a monarch with what type of power?
Centralized.