Age of exploration

Question 1

By the end of the 1400s 3 strong nations had emerged in Europe, they were

Answer 1

England, spain, and portugal

Question 2

what were the three powerful kingdoms developing in central south america

Answer 2

Inca, Maya, Aztec, and Olmec

Question 3

what is the definition of a person with “mestizo” descent?

Answer 3

A mix race or half Spanish, half Indian

Question 4

during what year did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca

Answer 4

1532

Question 5

who discoverer Florida while looking for the fountain of youth

Answer 5

ponce de leon

Question 6

which country was able to take the lead in exploring a new trade route to asia

Answer 6

portugal

Question 7

what does mesoamerican mean.

Answer 7

middle passage

Question 8

how and why did pope alexander vl interfere and inpact explortion

Answer 8

1, he passed a treaty of tordesilla
2 split the world’ half- spain got the better deal.

Question 9

what were 3 examples of advantages that the Spanish had that helped then conquer the Aztec and Inca

Answer 9

1 better armor
2 superior
3 European diseases

Question 10

the Maya based their calnder on careful observation of:

Answer 10

planets, sun , and moon

Question 11

which disease killed the majority of the native Americas in the new world

Answer 11

smallpoxs

Question 12

Cortes told king Charles V that the Aztecs believed he was the god ______

Answer 12

Quetzalcoatl

Question 13

what religious practices was central to mesoamerican religion?

Answer 13

human sacrifices

Question 14

Tenochtitlan was the major city of the …….

Answer 14

Aztecs

Question 15

the Inca empire expanded thought most of what mountain region

Answer 15

Andes

Question 16

Macha piccu was built by this group of people?

Answer 16

inca

Question 17

what agriculture system did the Inca use to farm.

Answer 17

treerace farming

Question 18

the Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of?

Answer 18

pachacuti

Question 19

Encomium system

! how did this effect native people

Answer 19

this system exploited indigenous people.

Question 20

when were Africans first enslaves and brought to the Americas

Answer 20

1518

Question 21

what was the middle passage ?

Answer 21

the Atlantic slave trade which million slaves Africans were Brought to the america

Question 22

what were a few examples of cash crops

Answer 22

1 Tobacco
2 sugarcane
3 rice
4 indigo
5 cotton

Question 23

who did Africans sell first when slaves trade became popular

Answer 23

Portugal

Question 24

how did plantations differ from family farms?

Answer 24

they were growing cash crops then selling them to the market.

Question 25

define Colombian exchange

Answer 25

a massive interchange of people , animals, and diseases

Question 26

define Mercantilism

Answer 26

An economic theory whereby countries gain power by building up there wealth

Question 27

what is three goods examples that travel from the NEW WORLD to the OLD WORLD

Answer 27

1, corn
2, potatoes
3. tobacco

Question 28

what are three good examples that ravel from the OLD WORLD to the NEW WORLD.

Answer 28

1,horses
2. honeybees
3. sugar cane