Belief Systems
The Maya, Aztecs, and Incas all had different gods. What do these examples show about Native American religions before Europeans?
What is many different belief systems?
Name two new navigation tools that helped explorers.
What are the astrolabe and the compass?
What Incan labor tax system supported public works like roads?
What is the Mita system?
Name one crop Europeans brought to the Americas.
What is sugarcane (or bananas, livestock, etc.)?
Bernal Díaz said fear of horses and guns helped the Spanish win. What other factor did he mention?
What is the mercy of God?
he Incas believed their rulers were related to which god?
Who is the Sun God?
Which 4 European countries were the main explorers of the Americas?
Who are England, France, Spain, and Portugal?
What economic system said colonies exist to enrich the mother country?
What is mercantilism?
Name one crop Europeans took home from the Americas.
What is potatoes (or tomatoes, maize, peppers, etc.)?
"The Natives will be easy to conquer..."
Whose perspective is expressed in Columbus's chronicles?
A Spanish Conquistador
What religion did Europeans want to spread in the New World?
What is Christianity?
Christopher Columbus and others were first searching for a faster route to where?
What is Asia and the Silk Road trade routes?
What was one effect of mercantilism on European economies?
What is nation-states invested in trade to grow economies?
What was one negative impact of the Columbian Exchange?
What is disease that devastated populations?
Whose perspective is expressed in Díaz’s chronicles?
What is they thought Natives had no strong religion?
Why did Denver change “Columbus Day” to Indigenous People’s Day?
What is because Columbus symbolized destruction of Indigenous peoples?
What treaty divided new lands between Spain and Portugal?
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
What impact did slave trade have on African societies?
What is wars, raids, and decline of traditions?
What was one positive impact of the Columbian Exchange for Europeans?
What is new crops improved their diets?
What happened to many native cultures after conquest?
What is they lost their belief systems as Christianity spread?
According to Bartolomé de las Casas, how did Spaniards treat Native Americans?
What is with cruelty, abuse, and exploitation?
Which “3 Gs” motivated European explorers?
What are Gold, God, Glory.
Which group held the most power in Spanish colonies, despite being the fewest in number?
Who are the Peninsulares?
What was one negative effect of Triangular Trade?
What is the disruption of African communities?
Why were enslaved Africans brought to South America?
What is Europeans needed disease-resistant labor for fields and mines?