Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

conquistador

Answer 1

conqueror, one of the Europeans that traveled to the New World and defeated the Mayans, Aztecs or Incas

Question 2

immune

Answer 2

cannot be affected (or get sick)by a disease

Question 3

New World

Answer 3

Refers to North and South America

Question 4

Columbian Exchange

Answer 4

The trading of plants, animals and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

Question 5

Trade Routes

Answer 5

One of the paths sea merchants used to travel from one place to another

Question 6

Native

Answer 6

One of the people originally from an area. Is a synonym for indigenous.

Question 7

Old World

Answer 7

Refers to Europe, Asia and Africa

Question 8

Glory

Answer 8

Being praised or honored because you’ve achieved something

Question 9

Trans-Atlantic

Answer 9

Refers to trading that happens across the Atlantic ocean

Question 10

Enslaved

Answer 10

People who were forced into working for others with terrible living conditions and no pay

Question 11

Diseases

Answer 11

illness such as smallpox

Question 12

Crops

Answer 12

A synonym for plants that are grown on a farm

Question 13

Livestock

Answer 13

Animals that are raised on a farm