European Exploration and Columbian Exchange Jeopardy

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

1. Cheap (free) Labor to work on plantations

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

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

1. Mali

2. Songhai

3. Ghana

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

Timbuktu

The 2 most valuable resources traded across the Sahara Desert

1. Salt 2. Gold

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

Mandingo

What is the central instrument of African music?______________ ___

The drum

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

Deep-Frying

Everybody in the African tribe was like what to each other

Family, brother and sister

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

“Lion King”

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

Mansa Musa

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

The Great Zimbabwe

European Exploration

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

Marco Polo

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

Zheng He

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

Portugal and Spain

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

1. Wealth-obtain gold

2. Spread Christianity (God)

3. Glory, Honor and prestige

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

Hernan Cortes

The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas.

Francisco Pizarro

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

Balboa

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

Christopher Columbus (Colón)

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

Francis Xavier (San Francisco)

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

Magellan

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

Amerigo Vespucci

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

San Salvador

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

conquistadores

The first successful settlement on the island of Española

La Isabela

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

Accumulate gold and silver and export more than import

Aztecs and Incas

The island city of the Aztecs

Tenochtitlan

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

Incas

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

Mayans

The last emperor of the Incas, captured by Spanish

Atahualpa

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

Machu Pichu

The native civilization of Mexico that built pyramids.

Aztecs

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

The Aztecs

The sun god who they sacrificed humans to

Huitzilopochtli

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

smallpox

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

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

The Colombian Exchange

List 3 vegetables that came from the Americas to Europe

Potatoes, corn and tomatoes (actually a fruit)

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

Infectious diseases such as smallpox, flu, measles and Syphilis

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

The Andes

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

The Amazon River

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

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

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

El Rio Grande Known as the Río Bravo to Mexicanos

The South American country, that contains most of the rainforest

Brazil

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

Mexico

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

Cuba

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

Haiti

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

Puerto Rico

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

Guatemala

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

Belize

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

El Salvador

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

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.

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

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

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

Costa Rica

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

Panamá

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

Colombia

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

Venezuela

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

Ecuador

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

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

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

Bolivia

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

Brazil

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Capital

Santo Domingo

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

Santiago de Los 30 Caballeros

The capital and largest city of Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

The capital and largest city of Cuba

La Habana (Havana)

The capital and largest city of Mexico

Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City)

The capital and largest city of Colombia

Bogota, Colombia

The capital and Largest city of Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela

The capital city of Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador

The capital and largest city of Perú

Lima, Perú

The capital and largest city of Bolivia

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

The capital and largest city of Paraguay

Asuncion, Paraguay

The capital and largest city of Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

The capital and largest city of Chile

Santiago, Chile

The capital and largest city of Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay

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

Rio de Janeiro