unit 1 APUSH test

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