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Unit 2 Review
Age of Explora
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Age of Explora
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European nation which would create the largest colonial empire in the Americas
Spain
Ferdinand’sFerdinand’s
in the peak years of 1581-1600, this many million pounds of gold & silver would be taken by the Spanish out of the Americas
10.5
21/221/2
used by British to finance settlement of America
Joint-Stock Company
Capital of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
T_ n _cht_tl _nT_ n _cht_tl _n
Africa was weakened by war and unable to defend itself from European colonialism as a result of the …
Slave trade
Middle PassageMiddle Passage
African leader went on a pilgrimage to Mecca taking with him 60,000 people and 75 camels each loaded with 300 pounds of gold dust
Mansa Musa
MMMM
An African oral historian and performer.
Griot
FrenchFrench
Before the Europeans, China’s Admiral ___ explored as far as the west coast of Africa but was ordered home by his emperor who stopped this nation’s exploration of the world.
Zheng He
Not Hang SheNot Hang She
the spread of things and ideas from one civilization to another
cultural diffusion
CDCD
economic policy of European nations in the 1600’s, equating wealth and power
mercantilism
_____ism_____ism
European ship in the 1400’s with triangle-shaped lateen sails that made it possible to sail against the wind, enabled Europeans to cross the oceans
caravel
Cara_ _ _ Cara_ _ _
first European to make a public discovery of the Americas
Columbus
CCCC
How many Africans were enslaved during the European slave trade?
11-15 million
Conservative #Conservative #
In 1888, this nation became the last American country to free its slaves. 33% of all slaves exported to the Americas went to this nation.
Brazil
PortuguesePortuguese
journey in which enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas, part of triangular trades
Middle Passage
Deadly tripDeadly trip
led the Spanish expedition that first sailed around the world in 1522
Magellan
Killed in the Philippines
Killed in the Philippines
Native American tribe that was the first to encounter the Spanish, wiped out by disease
Taino
_ai_o_ai_o
navigational instrument for measuring the height of the stars above the horizon to determine latitude and longitude
sextant
Replaced the astrolabeReplaced the astrolabe
person who makes maps
cartographer
graphocartergraphocarter
African whose autobiography about his experience as a slave began the Anti-slavery movement.
Olaudah Equino
Daholau InoequDaholau Inoequ
Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea travel in 1497
Vasco de Gama
___ de ______ de ___
ruler of Portugal in the 1400’s who funded the study of navigation & the Portuguese voyages of exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
Hank the SailerHank the Sailer
Which European nation began the African slave trade?
Portugal
sea located on the east coast of Central America, location of many islands where the majority of Africans were sent to as slaves to work the sugar plantations
Caribbean
Cruise destinationCruise destination
Spanish conqueror or soldier in the Americas
conquistador
Cortez was oneCortez was one
Spanish monk who protested the Spanish cruelty towards Native Americans
Bartolome de Las Casas
___ de Las ______ de Las ___
South American civilization who built an extensive road system in the Andes Mountains
Incas
Macchu PichuMacchu Pichu
The forced scattering of Africans all around the world by the slave trade is known as
diaspora
D_ _sp_r_D_ _sp_r_
The majority of the slaves sold to the Americas went to what region?
Caribbean
islandsislands
The strongest motive for the slave trade was the enormous fortune to be made from the growing of what product in the Americas?
sugar
Not SaltNot Salt
the trading of plants & animals between Europe and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
Chris’s TradeChris’s Trade
This European nation would dominate the slave trade during the 18th century. After it abolished slavery in 1830, its navy tried to end the illegal transatlantic slave trade.
England
IslandIsland
This island off the coast of Senegal was a notorious slave fortress. At least a third of all slaves exported before 1600 came through this port. It was so profitable that over a 300 year period, the European slavers fought over its ownership seventeen times.
Goree
_o_ee_o_ee
East Indies Spice Islands which were the reason for the European voyages of Exploration.
Moluccas
M_l_cc_sM_l_cc_s
What percentage of all slaves shipped from Africa to the Western Hemisphere were sold to the United States (13 Colonies)
5%
Small numberSmall number
Spanish conqueror of the Inca Civilization
Francisco Pizzaro
Frankie PizzaFrankie Pizza
What American civilization practiced human sacrifice?
Aztec
Which African civilization build large circular stone enclosures made of chiseled bricks without mortar?
Zimbabwe
GreatGreat
Native American civilization conquered and destroyed by Cortez in 1519
Aztec
MexicoMexico
Forced labor system used by the Spanish with the Native Americans
Encomienda System
Not EngoiendaNot Engoienda
between 1519 and 1605, Native American population dropped from over _______ million to less than_______ million
26, 2
2 X 13,12 X 13,1
in the African triangular trade ___ were sent to the West Indies where they produced ___ that was made into ___ and sent to New England where it was made into ___ to be sold to Africans
Slaves, sugar, molasses, rum
we know so little about African History because ___ ___ denied and destroyed existing African civilizations
European colonizers
ECEC
Civilization on the east coast of Africa that practiced Islam and traded across the Indian Ocean
Swahili States
_ _ ahili _ _ ates_ _ ahili _ _ ates
What is this location?What is this location?
Africa
What is this location?What is this location?
Europe
What is this location?What is this location?
Aztecs
What is this location?What is this location?
Inca
What is this location?What is this location?
Caribbean
Moluccas
What is this location?What is this location?
Aztec Carr.
Inca MoluccasAfrica
Europe
What were the positive and negative effects of the European voyages of exploration?Why were Europeans the 1st to explore the western hemisphere? Explain the technology and the difficulties of a voyage across an ocean. Use one actual voyage as an example. Should the European explorers/conquistadors be charged with genocide? Put 3 explorers on trial, and explain their innocence or guilt. Given the truth about Columbus, should we still celebrate Columbus Day?Compare and contrast two pre-Columbian American civilizations (Aztec, Inca, Maya, Anasazi, etc). Include their architecture, technology, aesthetics, and culture.How is African art different from European art? Describe in detail 4 different kinds of African art including the subject/themes, style, symbolism, materials and place/group of origin. [For example masks, sculpture, cloth, jewelry]. What is the religious or cultural significance of each piece of art.Explain the impact of slavery on the people of Africa including the middle passage and their life in America.Compare and contrast the transatlantic slave trade of the Age of Exploration with slavery today. Include the causes and impact. What needs to be done to end slavery today?How was world trade changed by the Columbian Exchange? Use at least 4 specific examples with factual details.How did the Columbian Exchange change the way people ate around the world in the 16th-18th century and how we eat today. Use at least 6 different foods as examples in your answer.
Essay Questions: Using your research notes answer one of the following questions. Make sure to include as many factual details from your notes as possible. Your essay should be 1 ½ to 2 pages long