S.S. Unit 3 - Study Guide

By Eshaan Arora, thank me later.

Who was the Old World and who was the New World?

The Old World is Europe and the New World is North and South America.

What was the main effect of the Columbian Exchange.

The main effect of the Columbian Exchange was diseases that were carried by the explorers killed 90% of Native Americans.

Columbian Exchange

Transfer of plants, animals, illness, people, and more between the eastern and northern hemispheres after christopher columbus’s voyage in 1942.

Examples of things traded from europe to new world

horses, smallpox, the flu, other illness, and plants such as coffee, wheat, grapes, olives, bananas, etc.

things traded from america to europe

potatoes, tomatoes, beans, citrus, grapes, corn

what were the Horses impact on America/New World

Revolutionized trade and travel

what was the Importance of the columbian exchange

influenced world trade, brought new items to many different reigons

Colony

territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

When was cortes born?

1485

What was cortes an example of?

[starts with a C and ends with an R]

a spanish conquistador

Moctezuma II

Emperor of the Aztecs, killed by cortes

Atahualupa

Incan emperor, executed and captured by pizzaro

empire

large group of land owned by one leader

conquistador

(Note: The “new world” refers to both South and North americas and may be referred to as americas in some passages). Happy studying!! - Eshaan

spanish conqueror in america/new world

middle passage

time of trade during triangular trade where african slaves were sold for guns, cloth, tools, alcohol and more. They were transported by ship and had horrible conditions. about 12 million people were traded. Caused many deaths.

triangular trade

powerful system of trade built by europe, includes middle passage, and included trade between the new world (americas), europe, and africa.

Dutch India Company

powerful trade company which monopolized (controlled) dutch trade. Declined from corruption, caused exploitation, but also improved economies and boosted trade and navigation. Colonies had very poor working conditions and dangerous contingencies.

where did cortes leave from?

cuba

where was cortes from/born

spain

what did cortes do?

found aztecs

what emperor, and of which empire, did cortes meet?

Moctezuma II of the aztecs

What capital city did cortes find?

Tenochtitlan

who did cortes come with?

a group of other indigenous people

Where was pizzaro from

spain

what empire did pizzaro find

the incas

which emperor did pizzaro meet

atahualupa

what city did pizzaro establish?

Lima, Peru

what did pizzaro do with the emperor

captured him for a ransom, and killed the emperor

did pizzaro spread illness? (answer in true/false format ONLY!!!!!!!!)

true

Did pizzaro bring/create/kill culture/traditions? (answer in yes/no format)

yes

what was pizzaro an example of? [cortes was also one of these]

a spanish conquistador

what is pizzaro’s first name

Francisco

what is cortes first name

Hernan

What did moctezuma II think cortes was

a god or a messenger of god

what caused the inca empire to fall

illness brought by Pizzaro

communism

economic system where the government controls the economy and owns the factories, lands, and means of production

capitalism

economic system where the individuals and companies, control the factories, land, and means of production

market economy

economic system where supply and demand controls the pricing and economy

cottage economy

economy where raw material is traded and a majority of items are made individually in family homes, instead of in a factory

mercantilism

where a country tries to become wealthier by making things on their own (reducing imports) and selling them (increasing exports). Colonies are also made, and things from the wealthy nation/mother nation/country

QUIZ SECTION! were potatoes traded from america to europe? answer with the letter y or n

y

QUIZ SECTION! were tomatoes traded from europe to america? (Answer with T for yes, P for no)

P

QUIZ SECTION! were beans traded from america or europe? (ANSWER IN A/E format)

A

QUIZ SECTION!! True or false - Banana was traded to Europe (Answer in T/F format)

F

Quiz Section: True or false, grapes were from europe (answer in M for yes, N for no)

M

Quiz Section Where did the corn/ maize come from - (Z for america, X for old world)

Z

Quiz Section where did the pepper come from- (V for america, B for old world)

V

Quiz Section - 1 for yes, 2 for no - Were plants traded over the columbian exchange?

1

Quiz Section what plants/fruits/vegatables were traded over columbian exchange?

coffee, wheat, grapes, olives, bananas, etc.

QUiz Section - where were pigs traded from?

Europe

Quiz Section - answer in the following format: illness was transmitted, or illness was  not transmitted - was illness transmitted during the columbian exchange?

illness was transmitted

Quiz Section - what illnesses were transmitted during the exchange?

the flu, smallpox, other illness that killed 90% of the populations

Quiz Section Where did horses trade to? (answer in / for america, $ for europe)

/

Quiz Section where were the horses from? (answer I for europe, L for america)

I

What factors motivated colinization amoung european countries

the 3 G’s

How woudl colinization affect economic, political, and social structures of the indigenous and colonizing countries?

It could cause economic collapse, government collapse, and deaths in negative scenarios, and positive economic status for the colonizing country. Positive scenario will mean both countries have an economic boom.

How did the dutch east india company change the world??

increased indian trade, new trade routes and posts, new colonies, monopolized dutch economy