1. European Exploration and Columbian Exchange Jeopardy

2. What were 2 reasons African slaves were imported to the Americas?

3. 1. Cheap (free) Labor to work on plantations

4. 2. Native American slaves died off in large numbers due to infectious disease.

5. The 3 West African kingdoms that controlled trade routes across the Sahara to Europe:

6. 1. Mali

7. 2. Songhai

8. 3. Ghana

9. Muslims came from all over the Middle East to study in the West African city of___________________ ____________at its library and great university

10. Timbuktu

11. The 2 most valuable resources traded across the Sahara Desert

12. 1. Salt 2. Gold

13. The influential West African language (spoken by Kunta Kinte) from which many words used today in America are derived from

14. Mandingo

15. What is the central instrument of African music?______________ ___

16. The drum

17. What method of cooking do we use today in the USA that came from Africa

18. Deep-Frying

19. Everybody in the African tribe was like what to each other

20. Family, brother and sister

21. Sundiata helped form the kingdom of Mali into a great trading empire- he was also known as the “___________________. ”

22. “Lion King”

23. During this king’s Famous journey to Mecca-he gave out gold and other lavish gifts to many along the way-he was probably the richest man in the world ever

24. Mansa Musa

25. The city w/ a famous wall enclosure in Southern Africa- founded by the Bantu- speaking peoples

26. The Great Zimbabwe

27. European Exploration

28. The Italian explorer who went all the way to Central Asia and China- wrote a famous book that inspired Christopher Columbus to be an explorer

29. Marco Polo

30. The Chinese explorer who sailed all over the Indian Ocean basin and is rumored to have landed on the California coast

31. Zheng He

32. Which 2 countries sent the most explorers around the globe during the age of exploration?

33. Portugal and Spain

34. A major goal of the Spanish conquistadors (conquerors) in Latin America was to (3 gs):

35. 1. Wealth-obtain gold

36. 2. Spread Christianity (God)

37. 3. Glory, Honor and prestige

38. The Spanish conquistador who led a massive alliance of armies in defeat of the Aztecs in 1521.

39. Hernan Cortes

40. The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas.

41. Francisco Pizarro

42. The explorer who had a vicious dog named Little Lion that he sicked on natives.

43. Balboa

44. His discovery of the New World began the massive exchange of cultures between Africa, Native America and Europe.

45. Christopher Columbus (Colón)

46. The missionary priest/explorer who converted many Natives in Japan to Christianity.

47. Francis Xavier (San Francisco)

48. Portuguese explorer whose expedition sailed around the globe, proving that the world was indeed round

49. Magellan

50. This Italian was the first to map the American coast and to realize that the land was indeed a “new world

51. Amerigo Vespucci

52. The name of the island in the Bahamas where Columbus first landed

53. San Salvador

54. The Spanish explorers who led the take over of much native lands in the Americas were called

55. conquistadores

56. The first successful settlement on the island of Española

57. La Isabela

58. What is essentially the biggest goal of mercantilism during the age of exploration

59. Accumulate gold and silver and export more than import

60. Aztecs and Incas

61. The island city of the Aztecs

62. Tenochtitlan

63. The ancient Latin American empire that was located along the west coast of South America in the Andes Mountains-designed the messenger runner system

64. Incas

65. The Mexican native empire that designed the 365-day calendar- some interpret it to end on the year 2012

66. Mayans

67. The last emperor of the Incas, captured by Spanish

68. Atahualpa

69. The great fortress city of the Incas that had a removable bridge

70. Machu Pichu

71. The native civilization of Mexico that built pyramids.

72. Aztecs

73. The native civilization that sacrificed captives to gods by ripping hearts out

74. The Aztecs

75. The sun god who they sacrificed humans to

76. Huitzilopochtli

77. The painful European disease that killed many natives in the New World

78. smallpox

79. According to the “Aztec video,” what reason did the historians give for why the Aztecs were conquered?

80. The surrounding tribes Had a relationship of blood w/ the Aztecs-tired of being sacrificed and enslaved-allied w/ the Spanish

81. The Colombian Exchange

82. List 3 vegetables that came from the Americas to Europe

83. Potatoes, corn and tomatoes (actually a fruit)

84. What contributed most to the decline of Native American civilizations in Latin America after the arrival of European explorers?

85. Infectious diseases such as smallpox, flu, measles and Syphilis

86. The mountain range that extends 5,000 miles along the Western coast of South America-original home of the Incas

87. The Andes

88. The 2 nd longest river in the world-empties into the Atlantic Ocean

89. The Amazon River

90. The lake that is located high in the Andes Mountains and forms part of the border between Peru and Bolivia

91. Lake Titicaca The highest navigable lake in the world It sits 3,812 m (12,500 ft) above sea level

92. The river that forms the border between the great state of Texas and the country of Mexico

93. El Rio Grande Known as the Río Bravo to Mexicanos

94. The South American country, that contains most of the rainforest

95. Brazil

96. Much of the illegal immigrants from Latin America come from this country “south of the border”

97. Mexico

100. The Island nation just 96 miles south of Florida-ruled by Fidel Castro

101. Cuba

102. The nation on the western end of the island of Hispaniola, Creole is the official language

103. Haiti

104. The island commonwealth to the east of the island of Hispaniola, Spanish and English are the official languages

105. Puerto Rico

106. The country located directly south of Mexico-many Maya still live there

107. Guatemala

108. The country border to the east of Guatemala and south of Mexico

109. Belize

110. The tiny country borders to the south of Guatemala and west of Honduras, along the Pacific

111. El Salvador

112. The country to the east of El Salvador; borders the Caribbean Sea

113. Honduras Honduras - literally "depths" in Spanish. Columbus is traditionally quoted as having written Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas Honduras (English: "Thank God we have come out of those depths") while along the northeastern coast of Honduras.

114. The country borders to the south of Honduras and to the north of Costa Rica between the waters

115. Nicaragua 'Nicaragua' means 'surrounded by water' in an older, native language that mixed with Spanish.

116. The thin country borders to the south of Nicaragua and north of Panamá-means “rich coast

117. Costa Rica

118. The Central American isthmus country borders Costa Rica to the north and borders Colombia to the south

119. Panamá

120. The South American country borders Panama and has a lot of problems with drug lords

121. Colombia

122. The South American country borders Colombia to the west and the Caribbean to the north-Chavez is the leader

123. Venezuela

124. The small country to the southwest of Colombia, the equator runs directly through it

125. Ecuador

126. The country to the south of Ecuador, east of Brazil along the Pacific Coast

127. Perú The word Peru is derived from Birú, the name of a local Incan ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century

128. The landlocked country to the southeast of Perú, the named after Simon Bolivar

129. Bolivia

130. The biggest country in South America, the only Portuguese speaking country in the New World

131. Brazil

132. The small land locked country to the southwest of Brazil and north of Argentina

133. Paraguay The literal translation from Guaraní is Para = great river or sea; Gua = from or belonging to or place; Y = water or river or lake.

134. The large country to the south of Paraguay, along the South Atlantic-very cold in the south

135. Argentina The name Argentina (from Latin argentum: silver) naming the territory Tierra Argentina (Land of Silver). Latin silver

136. The small country just to the east of Argentina across the Rio de La Plata

137. Uruguay As for the word Uruguay, it comes from the Guarani language, meaning "river where the birds live”

138. The long, skinny country just to the west of Argentina along the Pacific Coast

139. Chile theories say Chile may derive its name from the indigenous Mapuche word chilli, which may mean "where the land ends,"

140. The Capital

141. Santo Domingo

142. City in the northern Dominican Republic where Mr. G. lived

143. Santiago de Los 30 Caballeros

144. The capital and largest city of Puerto Rico

145. San Juan, Puerto Rico

146. The capital and largest city of Cuba

147. La Habana (Havana)

148. The capital and largest city of Mexico

149. Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City)

150. The capital and largest city of Colombia

151. Bogota, Colombia

152. The capital and Largest city of Venezuela

153. Caracas, Venezuela

154. The capital city of Ecuador

155. Quito, Ecuador

156. The capital and largest city of Perú

157. Lima, Perú

158. The capital and largest city of Bolivia

159. La Paz, Bolivia 11,000 feet above sea level (3,640 m)

160. The capital and largest city of Paraguay

161. Asuncion, Paraguay

162. The capital and largest city of Argentina

163. Buenos Aires, Argentina

164. The capital and largest city of Chile

165. Santiago, Chile

166. The capital and largest city of Uruguay

167. Montevideo, Uruguay

168. The 2 nd largest city of Brazil Means “River of January”

169. Rio de Janeiro