Unit 4

Front

The movement of people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean during the 16th and 17th centuries

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Columbian Exchange

Front

This native food of the Americas had a great impact on improving the diets of Europeans.

Back

Potatoes

Front

What was introduced to the New World from the Old World that devastated the Native population?

Back

Smallpox

Front

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the ______ _______.

Back

middle passage

Front

What part of the World did the Incas establish their empire? Options: Brazil, Peru, Mexico, California

Back

Peru

Front

The Aztecs used a form of farming by creating raised beds on the edges of lakes called

Back

chinampas

Front

Why is the era between 1450 and 1750 often referred to as the Connecting Hemispheres period?

Back

Exploration and trade connected the east and west through sharing of goods and ideas.

Front

What was one way contact with Atlantic slave traders impacted many West African states?

Back

The introduction of firearms contributed to increased violence

Front

One effect of European Expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries was that it -

Back

introduced slavery to the Western Hemisphere

Front

What European country is described by the following; The first to discover a sea route to India. The first Europeans to explore the coast of Africa.

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Portuguese