The Atlantic World

1. 
   When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
   
2. 
   What was Columbus’ theory about the world? How was he wrong?
   
3. 
   Why did Columbus mistakenly call the people he met “Indios”?
   
4. 
   Why are North and South America named after Amerigo Vespucci?
   
5. 
   What was Magellan’s expedition the first to do?
   
6. 
   What happened to Ferdinand Magellan?
   
7. 
   How many men and ships started out with Magellan, and how many returned?
   
8. 
   What is a Conquistador?
   
9. 
   Who was Cortez?
   
10. 
    Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire in Mexico and Central America?
    
11. 
    What did the Aztecs think about Cortez and his men when they arrived?
    
12. 
    Why was Cortez eventually able to conquer the Aztec Empire?
    
13. 
    How did Pizarro conquer the Incas in South America?
    
14. 
    What are Peninsulares and Mestizos?
    
15. 
    Which two conquistadors explored North America?
    
16. 
    How did the Catholic Church come to feel about enslaving Native Americans?
    

17. Describe the Capital City of the Aztec Empire.

18. What did the Aztecs believe needed to be done in order to keep the Gods happy?

19. How did the Aztecs build such a large empire?

20. Where was the Incan Empire located?

21. How did the Incas farm in the Andes Mountains of South America?

22. Describe the transportation system that the Incas were able to build.
European Competition for Land in North America

23. What four Eurpean powers claimed land in North America?

24. Specifically where did each of these countries claim land and colonies?

25. How did the English eventually force out the other European powers?

26. Why did the European colonies in the New World turn towards African slavery for labor?

27. What did Europeans see as the advantages to enslaving Africans?

28. Describe the Atlantic Slave Trade.

29. What was the Middle Passage?

30. Compare and Contrast African Slavery and Slavery in the New World.

31. What was the Columbian Exchange?

32. What important crops were brought from the New World to Europe?

33. What types of livestock were brought from Europe to the New World?

34. How did the Columbian Exchange lead to death and destruction among Native Americans?

35. What was the Commercial Revolution?

36. What is Capitalism?

37. What is inflation, and what causes it?

38. How do Joint Stock Companies work?

39. What is Mercantilism?