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1492 - 1750
Europe, The Americas, and Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incan leader who was killed by the Spanish | Atahualpa |
| Spanish Conquerors | Conquistadors |
| Spaniard who conquered Tenochtitlan | Hernan Cortes |
| Aztec emperor defeated by the Spanish | Moctezuma |
| Conqueror who overtook the Incas in Peru | Francisco Pizarro |
| Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by__________ | stories of riches and religious zeal |
| In the struggle between Pizarro and Atahualpa, who was victorious? | Pizarro |
| In the area of military technology, who had the advantage? Spanish or Indians? | Spanish |
| What strategy did the Spanish use to make allies and conquer the Americas? | division and discontent between the Indians |
| The Indians began to believe that their gods had deserted them partly because__________ | the Spanish seemed immune to the diseases that were killing the Indians |
| Representatives of the King appointed to rule colonies in his name | viceroys |
| Large estates worked by laborers who lived on the premises. | plantations |
| System that gave conquistadors permission from the King to demand labor from Native Americans. | encomiendas |
| Name given to the top of colonial society. | Peninsulares (people born in Spain) |
| American born descendants of Spanish settlers | creoles |
| People of both Native American and European descent | mestizo |
| Cultural blending changed lives throughout the Americas. What were some crops introduced by Africans? | okra and palm oil |
| What did the Portuguese persue for profit in Brazil? | cattle ranching |
| What did the English Colonies call the Seven Years' War? | French and Indian War |
| Where did the English build their first permanent colony in North America? | Jamestown |
| What was the name of the agreement that set guidelines for governing the Pilgrims' colony? | Mayflower Compact |
| Name of the group who came to North America in search of religious freedom. | Pilgrims |
| Document that ended the French and Indian War | Treaty of Paris |
| Natural resource that the French profited from most in New France. | Furs |
| In North America, power struggles between France and Britain resulted in ___________? | The French and Indian War. (Seven Years War) |
| France was forced to give up what area in the Treaty of Paris? | Canada |
| Who were the first Eorupeans to build forts along the West African coast? | Portuguese |
| By the 1500s what did Europeans view as the most important item of African trade? | Slaves |
| The voyage that took Africans to slavery in the Americas. | Middle Passage |
| What were the conditions of the middle passage? | Horror, disease and mistreatment |
| The investment of money to make a profit | capitalism |
| Enterprising Merchant | Entrepreneur |
| Rising Prices in the Economy | Inflation |
| New economic policy to strengthen European monarchies | mercantilism |
| Tax on imported goods | tariff |
| What did the population explosion in Europe cause? | inflation |
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