1450-1750 CE

Question 1

Benin

Answer 1

A kingdom that arose near the NIger River delta in the 1300’s and became a major West African state in the 1400’s

Question 2

Maroon societies

Answer 2

Communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and North America

Question 3

African Disporia

Answer 3

Dispersion of Africans out of Africa

Question 4

Transatlantic Slave Trade

Answer 4

Trading of Slaves from Africa to the Americas

Question 5

“soft gold”

Answer 5

Nickname used in the early modern period for animal furs, highly valued for their warmth and as symbols of elite status.

Question 6

fur trade

Answer 6

European powers sought to capitalize on popularity of fur in Europe, involved trade with Indians

Question 7

Potosi

Answer 7

One of the richest silver mining centers and most populous cities in colonial Spanish Amerca.

Question 8

Pieces of Eight

Answer 8

Spanish coins minted from silver from the new world, became the first global currency

Question 9

“Silver drain”

Answer 9

The siphoning of money from Europe to pay for the luxury East

Question 10

Dutch East India Co.

Answer 10

Government chartered join stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies

Question 11

British East India Co.

Answer 11

A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years.

Question 12

Manila

Answer 12

Capital of the Spanish Philippines and a major multicultural trade city that already had a population of more than 40,000 by 1600