Period 1 Reading Quiz

Spanish soldiers who were central to the conquest of the civilizations of the Americas. Once conquest was complete, they often extracted wealth from the people they came to rule.

• Proprietor

• Conquistadores

• Encomienda System

• Chinook

The exchange of good, crops, and diseases between the Americas (New World) and Europe and Africa (Old World).

• Spanish Armada

• Mission System

• Columbian Exchange

• Pope's Rebellion

Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

• Mission System

• Encomienda System

• Columbian Exchange

• Pope's Rebellion

This treaty signed in 1494 dividing the territories of the New World between Spain and Portugal. Spain received the bulk of territory in the Americas while Portugal was compensated with lands in Africa and Asia.

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Hispaniola

• Virginia Company

• Spanish Armada

Agricultural system employed by Native Americans of North America; Maize, beans, and squash were grown together to maximize yields.

• Three-Sister Farming

• Encomienda System

• Terrace Agriculture

• Plough Farming

Native American confederacy located in the Northeastern Woodlands. They lived in permanent settlements consisting of multi-family longhouses built of wood and bark. They used three-sister agriculture and hunting to support their community.

• Iroquois

• Moundbuilders

• Anasazi

• Chinook

Most historians believe the first people to settle in the New World were from

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

What was the most important source of food for most Native American communities?

• Wheat

• Corn

• Beef

• Hot Pockets

How did the Iroquois effectively protect their people?

• Invented new weapons

• Sacrificed their captives to create fear

• Formed an alliance of five tribes to form one great tribe

• Strict form of rules preventing outsiders or criminals from entering

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe was...

• the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

• the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

• an acceleration of feudalism