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what was the importance of corn in the colubian exchange?
the natives traded it with the europeans. it was a staple in the native american diet
what was the importance of horses in the colubian exchange?
the europeans traded it with the natives. it gave the natives a quicker mode of transportation.
what was the importance of maize in the colubian exchange?
natives traded it with the europeans. it was a staple in the natives diet.
what was the importance of slavery in the colubian exchange?
slaves came in from africa and natives were taken as slaves. they were seen as less than the natives
what was the importance of disease in the colubian exchange?
new diseases came in from europe that wiped out the natives and made them easy to conquer by the europeans
define: land bridge
a mass of land that connects major landmasses, allowing animals and people to cross
who were the anasazi and pueblos
lived in the southwest. had the teotihuacan capital. anasazis split into smaller tribes, becoming pueblos
who were the woodland mound builders
lived in ohio river valley. built large earthen mounds for religious purposes
who were the lakota/sioux
lived in the midwest. known for warrior culture and hunting skills
who were the mayas
lived on the yucatan peninsula. they were culturally controlled by the teotihuacans. had a highly developed writing system
who were the incas
lived in peru. ate lots of potatoes.
who were the aztecs
lived in central mexico. capital was tenochtitlan. ate lots of maize
who were the algonquian
lived in great lakes and great plains. was one of the largest groups pre-columbus.
who were the siouan
lived in central north america. same as sioux
who were the iroquois confederation
lived in northeast north america and upstate new york. most fought against the british
what were longhouses
large houses with a long rectangular shape lived in by natives
what are conquistadors
a spanish conqueror of mexico and peru
who was hernan cortes
his expedition led to the fall of the aztec empire and discovered a lot of mexico for spain
who was francisco pizarro
his expeditions led to the spanish conquest of the inca empire
who was christopher columbus
his journey was financed by I + F, discovered the new world.
who was john cabot
he expanded the coast of newfoundland under the contract of king henry VII
who was jacques cartier
he explored the st lawrence river
who was samuel de champlain
made many trips across the atlantic ocean. founded quebec and new france
who was henry hudson
he discovered new york city, hudson river, hudson strait, and hudson bay
who were ferdinand and isabella
they financed columbus’ first trip. their marriage united spain and pushed out moor influence
what was the treaty of tordesillas
spain and portugal moved the line of demarcations to the west. portugal got brazil and spain got the rest of the americas
what is roanoke island
island in north carolina. it is the lost colony and no one knows what happened
what is a compass
a device showing the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation
what is a printing press
a mechanical device that prints on paper
who was bartolome las casas
a priest who defended the native americans against sepulveda. he thought they were equal to europeans but they needed to be “saved”
what was the valladolid debate
two pieces from sepulveda and de las casas debating each other on the rights of native americans
who was juan gines de sepulveda
studied aristotle. thought native americans were less than europeans and the spaniards saved them by enslaving them
what was the encomienda system
the king of spain granted natives to europeans and they became slaves. the money made by their labor went to the spanish
what was the slave trade
slaves were traded in the columbian exchange. they were native american and african
what was the protestant reformation
christians in northern europe revolted against the authority of the pope in rome
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