vocab

Question 1

sail completely around the world

Answer 1

Circumnavigate

Question 2

a colonist was given a certain amount of land and a number of Native Americans to work the land for him. In exchange, the colonist was required to teach the native workers about Christianity

Answer 2

Encomienda

Question 3

the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, the Old World, and West Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries

Answer 3

Columbian Exchange

Question 4

brought Africans to the Americas to be sold as slaves.

Answer 4

Middle Passage

Question 5

europe to africa
africa to Americas
americas to europe

Answer 5

Triangular Trade

Question 6

government runs the economy, building up your gold supply, other countries pay them with gold for your resources

Answer 6

MERCANTILISM

Question 7

People take risks to make a profit
The laws of supply and demand dictate prices and wages
People’s “selfish” economic decisions in the long run benefit everyone

Answer 7

Capitalism