Unit 3/4, chapters 12/13: Vocab

Question 1

African Diaspora:

Answer 1

Voluntary/involuntary movement of Africans and their descendants to various regions of the world during the modern/Pre-modern periods.

Question 2

(Who was) Ana Nzinga:

Answer 2

Queen of Ambundu African kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba.

Question 3

Asante Empire:

Answer 3

West African state occupying modern southern Ghana in the 1700’s/1800’s.

Question 4

(Who was) Atahualpa:

Answer 4

The last emperor of the Inca Empire after the Spanish conquest, who ruled from 1532-1533.

Question 5

Audiencias:

Answer 5

High courts, established by the Spanish officials, of their colonies.

Question 6

Aztec Empire:

Answer 6

Central modern Mexican empire from the 1300’s-1500’s.

Question 7

Candomble:

Answer 7

African-American religion, and more specifically an Afro-Brazilian religion.

Question 8

Cash Crop:

Answer 8

Agricultural crop purposefully made to strictly be sold in a market environment for as much money as possible.

Question 9

Chattel Slavery:

Answer 9

Slaves used for labor, sex, and breeding, and are exchanged for camels, trucks, guns, and money.

Question 10

Colonies:

Answer 10

Territories controlled by a foreign power.

Question 11

Conquistadores:

Answer 11

A person out to conquer new territory.

Question 12

Creole Culture:

Answer 12

Individuals who were born in Spanish colonies, with Spanish parents/grandparents.

Question 13

Criollos:

Answer 13

People of full Spanish descent born in the viceroyalties.

Question 14

Crops: (Impact in the Columbian Exchange.)

Answer 14

Introduced a wide range of new calorically rich staple crops to the Old World during the Columbian Exchange.

Question 15

Dahomey:

Answer 15

West African kingdom in modern southern Benin, flourishing in the 1700’s/1800’s.

Question 16

Encomenderos:

Answer 16

Those under the Encomienda system.

Question 17

Encomienda:

Answer 17

A system of forced labor imposed on indigenous workers by Spanish colonists.

Question 18

Engenhos:

Answer 18

Sugar plantations in colonial Brazil.

Question 19

(Who was) Francisco Pizarro:

Answer 19

Spanish explorer, soldier, and conquistador.

Question 20

Hacienda System:

Answer 20

A system where state owners directly employed natives who had low wages, high taxes, and large debt to land-owners.

Question 21

Hispaniola:

Answer 21

First island in the Caribbean settled by Spainards.

Question 22

Inca Empire:

Answer 22

Powerful empire in South America from the 1400’s/1500’s.

Question 23

Indentured Servitude:

Answer 23

A worker bound by voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in exchange for free passage to overseas destinations.

Question 24

Kingdom of the Kongo:

Answer 24

Central African kingdom known for its centralized political structure.

Question 25

Matamba:

Answer 25

African state in modern Angola.

Question 26

Mexico City:

Answer 26

Former capital of New Spain.

Question 27

Middle Passage:

Answer 27

Forced voyage of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.

Question 28

Ndongo:

Answer 28

African state in modern Angola.

Question 29

New Spain:

Answer 29

Spanish colonial territories in North/Central America in the 1500’s-1800’s.

Question 30

Oyo:

Answer 30

Powerful empire in modern Nigeria.

Question 31

Potosi Silver Mines:

Answer 31

One of the richest sources of silver during the colonial period, (1565-1783.)

Question 32

Santeria:

Answer 32

Afro-Cuban/Afro-Caribbean religion.

Question 33

Smallpox:

Answer 33

Highly contagious disease.

Question 34

Syncretism:

Answer 34

The blending of elements from different religions into a distinct system of worship.

Question 35

Transatlantic Slave Trade:

Answer 35

Global slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 1500’s-1800’s.

Question 36

Treaty of Tordesillas:

Answer 36

Agreement with Spain and Portugal that stated where each could explore and claim lands.

Question 37

Triangular Trade:

Answer 37

A system of transatlantic trade in the 1500’s between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Question 38

Viceroys:

Answer 38

High-ranking officials who acted as representatives of a monarch in colonial territories.

Question 39

Virgin of Guadalupe:

Answer 39

Unifying figure that represented indigenous and Spanish heritage.

Question 40

Vodun:

Answer 40

New World syncretic faith.