Trade Exploration and Columbian Exchange

Based on what we learned about the silk road and trading, which of these is most likely to happen in the Americas when people from Afro-Eurasia begin to arrive?

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What does Columbus think of the indigenous people that he meets?

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Why did Spain want to send explorers Westward across the Atlantic Ocean?

• They wanted to find an ocean trade route to China
• They knew the Americas had many valuable resources
• They wanted to trade with the Mexica, Maya, Inca, and Haudenosaunee peoples

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Three Gs" of the conquistadors?

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This Italian conquistador was the first to make contact with the Americas in 1492.

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This conquistador encountered the Mexica (Aztecs) in 1519.

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This conquistador encountered the Inca in 1531.

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What was the most terrible thing leading to the death of 90% of indigenous people in the Americas?

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Smallpox, Influenza, and Measles are ...

• Diseases that came from Afro-Eurasia

• Diseases that came from the Americas

• Diseases that caused the "Black Death" pandemic in the 1300s

Who was Moctezuma II (Montezuma II)

• Leader of Inca killed by Pizarro and his army.

• Leader of the Arawaks killed by Columbus and his army.

• Leader of the Mexica (Aztecs) killed by Cortez and his army.