European Exploration and Its Impact on Indigenous Peoples

Who conquered the Inca empire?

Francisco Pizarro

What was a result of Pizarro conquering the Incas?

Spain becomes one of wealthiest nations

Why did Europeans want to explore outside Europe?

Find a sea route to Asia

What's a 2nd reason Europeans wanted to explore outside of Europe?

Find gold and gems

What's a 3rd reason Europeans wanted to explore outside of Europe?

Expand their empire

What did Christopher Columbus do in the long-term?

Began connection between E. and W. hemisphere

What did Hernan Cortes do?

Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

What is a conquistador?

Spanish explorer 'conqueror'

What effect did European exploration have on Indigenous peoples of America?

Brought diseases that killed millions

What had the most devastating effect on Indigenous peoples?

New deadly diseases

What was an effect of European exploration?

Increased wealth and power for Europe

What is the Columbian Exchange?

Global transfer of foods, plants, & animals

What was an impact of the system of enslavement being brought to the Americas?

Racism towards non-Europeans

What was another resource carried from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere?

Sugar

In the Columbian Exchange, what was brought from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?

Tobacco

In the Columbian Exchange, what was brought from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?

Potatoes

What was a negative impact of the Columbian Exchange?

Increased slave trade

What impact did disease have on the Americas?

Killed 90% of native populations

What contributed to the development of the slave trade?

Europeans desired labor to exploit for profit

What is the Middle Passage?

Voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

What was the Triangle Trade?

Network of trade between Europe, Americas, and Africa

In the Triangle Trade, what is something Europeans traded to Africa?

Manufactured goods like guns and cloth

In the Triangle Trade, what did the Americas trade to Europe?

Raw materials like sugar, rice, tobacco

What is Indigenous resurgence?

The revival of Indigenous culture, worldviews, and lifestyles