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Early European Explo
The Spanish in Central and South Am., Exploration of the NC coast
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What expedition led to the discovery of the New World? | Columbus's expedition |
| What are the reasons for European exploration of the New World? | Gold God Glory |
| What question was settled by the Treaty of Tordesillas? | What lands, in the New World,could be claimed by Spain and Portugal |
| Why do the people of Brazil speak Portuguese? | Brazil was east of the Treaty of Tordesillas line |
| Where was the Aztec Empire located? | Mexico |
| The expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire was led by ________. | Cortes |
| Where was the Inca Empire located? | Peru |
| The expedition that conquered the Inca Empire was led by ________. | Pizzaro |
| What was a reason that Cortez was able to defeat the massive Aztec Empire with only 600 men? | Better weapons, professional soldiers, disease among the Aztecs, people conquered by the Aztecs joined Cortes, The Aztecs, at first, thought cortes was Quetzalcoatl |
| The first Spanish settlement in the New World was on the island of ________ | Cuba |
| The purpose of the first Spanish settlements was to ____________ | find gold |
| The Spanish who conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires were called ____________ | Conquistadors |
| There was competition between nations to spread particular religions in the New World because of what event? | the Protestant Reformation |
| The settlements the Spanish established in the New World were called ____ | missions and Encmiendas |
| What was the result of Spanish rule for Native Americans in the New World? | enslavement, Catholic faith, mass death |
| Native Americans were replaced as labor by __________ | African Americans |
| What made it profitable for the Portuguese to engage in the slave trade between the New World and Africa? | increasing demand for labor on Caribbean and South American sugar plantations. |
| For Native Americans, the most important part of the Columbian Exchange was | new diseases |
| Native Americans benefited most from this item in the Columbian Exchange. | horses |
| The transfer of plants and animals between the New World and the Old World was called ___________ | the Columbian Exchange |
| For Europeans, the most important part of the Columbian Exchange was | new food crops |
| The 2 most important food crops introduced into Europe by the Columbian Exchange were | potatoes and corn |
| The 3 most deadly diseases transferred to Native Americans by European contact were | Smallpox, measles, and influenza |
| What percentage of Native Americans died in the first 100 years of European contact. | 90% to 95% |
| English and French explorers tried to discover this in order to trade directly with Asia | Northwest Passage |
| In order to make the best speed on their way back to Spain from Mexico, Spanish ships must take advantage of what feature of the Atlantic ocean? | the Gulf Stream |
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