Unit 1 Fluency Facts

Question 1

Maize!

Answer 1

Who: Maya/Inca
What: Corn, Beans + Squash -> Three Sisters. Food surplus.
Where: Mexico, Amer Southwest
When: 6000 BCE - Today
Why: Agricultural transformation with less hunting emphasis, health + population

Question 2

Columbian Exchange

Answer 2

Who: Settlers/Europeans, NAI
What: Exchange of goods and things between Euro/New World. Corn, Potatoes, Livestock, Disease
Where: Mexico, Amer Southwest
When: 1492s to 1500s
Why: Disease decimated natives, animals gave new food/travel, demand for slaves from cash crops, Euro pop

Question 3

Encomienda System:

Answer 3

Who: NAI, Spanish, Los Casas (not a fan)
What: Spanish system of labor for protection, gave settlers authority, NAI forced to mine for gold and grow crops
Where: Spanish Colonies
When: 1490’s to 1512
Why: Mass enslavement and exploitation of NAI