E E - Explorers

Question 1

who were the algonquians

Answer 1

one of the largest native american peoples

Question 2

who ruled the algonquian

Answer 2

each village was ruled over by a different chief
wingina was the chief of an algonquian village called secotan

Question 3

how did algonquian make a living

Answer 3

women and girls crew crops such as sweetcorn, beans, squash
boys and men hunted and fished
villages traded with other villages for goods such as copper and pearls

Question 4

what did the algonquian believe

Answer 4

they believed in a great spirit that inhabited the entire universe

Question 5

how did the algonquian celebrate the changing of seasons

Answer 5

festivities that reflected their reliance on the natural world

Question 6

what is the mughal empire

Answer 6

the most powerful and wealthy empire in india

Question 7

who ruled the mughal empire

Answer 7

the mughal emperor in the 16th century was Akbar the great

Question 8

what did akbar the great do to the empire

Answer 8

expanded the empire to include over 100 million people

Question 9

what did the mughals believe

Answer 9

their leader was a muslim but most in the empire were hindus and sikhs

Question 10

how did most mughals make a living

Answer 10

most indians were peasant farmers as most of india had very fertile land

Question 11

why did many peasants live in poverty

Answer 11

they had to give a third of their crops to the emperor each year as taxes

Question 12

what could wealthy mughals afford

Answer 12

luxury goods such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels and perfumes

Question 13

who did the mughals trade with

Answer 13

portuguese merchants who sailed from europe

Question 14

what is roanoke

Answer 14

the first british colony in north america

Question 15

why did wealth motivate walter raleigh to establish roanoke

Answer 15

raleigh hoped to find gold and silver in north america

Question 16

why did elizabeth motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

Answer 16

raleigh hoped that his new colony would earn him patronage from the queen

Question 17

why did spain motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

Answer 17

raleigh wanted to challenge the power of catholic spain

Question 18

why did royal support motivate raleigh to establish roanoke

Answer 18

elizabeth gave raleigh permission to take land in north america

Question 19

when did english settlers arrive on roanoke island

Answer 19

1587

Question 20

how many english settlers arrived on roanoke island

Answer 20

117

Question 21

what happened when the english arrived at roanoke

Answer 21

they had lost most of their supplies

Question 22

what did the english settlers rely on in roanoke

Answer 22

the nearby algonquian village of secotan

Question 23

what was the relations between english and the algonquian at first

Answer 23

good

Question 24

what happened that ruined the relationship between the settlers and the algonquian

Answer 24

wingina decided to attack the settlers

Question 25

who did algonquians collaborate with and why

Answer 25

the settlers
manteo taught the english algonquian and helped them ambush and kill wingina

Question 26

when did boats return with supplies

Answer 26

1590

Question 27

what happened when boats returned to roanoke

Answer 27

the colony was deserted

Question 28

why did the colony of roanoke fail

Answer 28

the settlers lost their supplies and seeds on the journey
the settlers had a poor relationship with the algonquian
boats bringing new supplies were delayed by the spanish armada

Question 29

what did the english adventurers achieve

Answer 29

the adventurers brought back new products such as potatoes and tobacco
the english gained valuable knowledge allowing future colonies to succeed eg Jamestown

Question 30

when did trade with india increase

Answer 30

the last years of elizabeth’s reign

Question 31

why did wealth motivate journeys to the east

Answer 31

the increased wealth of the gentry created a demand for luxury goods such as spices, cotton cloth, jewels and perfumes

Question 32

why did spain motivate journeys tp the east

Answer 32

altough portuguese merchants imported luxury goods from india, portugal was invaded by spain in 1580

Question 33

why did royal support motivate journeys to the east

Answer 33

elizabeth supported trade with the east by writing letters to be carried to the mughal empire

Question 34

what happened in ralph fitchs expedition

Answer 34

in the 1580s ralph fitch travelled to india by land and saw the wealth of the mughal empire

Question 35

what was the dutch success

Answer 35

in 1599 a dutch fleet returned to the netherlands with hundreds and tons of spices

Question 36

what happened as a part of the east india company

Answer 36

in 1600 a group of merchants set up a company to trade with india

Question 37

what was the first voyage

Answer 37

in 1602 the east india company successfully set up a factory or trading post on the island of java and brought back spices and other goods

Question 38

what did the english adventurers achieve

Answer 38

trade brought new goods such as spices and cotton
the english gained valuable knowledge of india
the east india company became the most powerful company in the world by 1800, controlling half of all the trade in the world and eventually ruling most of india