UNIT 3: CONQUISTADORS/COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE FLASHCARD

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Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

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His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning

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What was one outcome of the Columbian Exchange that had a negative impact on the Native Americans?

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Native Americans caught diseases from the Europeans.

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How did the spread of European diseases in North America impact the future of European colonies?

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Many Native Americans died, so the colonists looked to Africa as a source of slave labor.

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Who conquered the Aztec?

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Hernan Cortes

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Who conquered the Inca?

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Francisco Pizarro

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To sail completely around the world

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circumnavigate

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Who was Christopher Columbus?

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An Italian explorer who believed he could reach the Indies by sailing West from Spain.

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Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

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tomatoes and corn

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Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

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To convert the native peoples to Christianity

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Who explored the Southeastern part of the United States and Mississippi River?

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Hernano Desoto