New World Colonization

Name the rulers who financed Columbus' voyages to the New World and the country they ruled.

• Queen Elizabeth I of France
• Emperor Akbar of India
• King Henry VIII of England
• King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain

Name Columbus' three ships.

• Mayflower, Santa Maria, Endeavour
• Nina, Pinta, Discovery
• Santa Maria, Victoria, Beagle
• Niña, Pinta, Santa María

Name three influences that the New World made on the Old World.

• Export of traditional European crops (e.g., wheat)
• Isolation of cultures and ideas
• 1. Introduction of new crops (e.g., potatoes, tomatoes). 2. Introduction of new livestock (e.g., turkeys). 3. Exchange of ideas and cultures.
• Introduction of new diseases (e.g., smallpox)

Name three influences the Old World made on the New World.

• Indigenous art styles
• Native American languages
• Agricultural practices, European languages, navigation and shipbuilding technologies.
• Local wildlife management techniques

Missionary

• A person sent on a religious mission.
• A type of missionary work focused on education.
• A person who leads a political campaign.
• An individual who travels for leisure purposes.

The conquistador who conquered the Incas.

• Diego de Almagro
• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernán Cortés
• Juan Pizarro

Law of the Indies.

• A collection of Spanish literature from the colonial period.
• A treaty between Spain and Portugal regarding trade routes.
• A set of laws regulating Spanish colonists in the Americas.
• A guideline for indigenous tribes in the Americas.

Large estate farmed by many workers.

• Ranch
• Plantation
• Orchard
• Farmstead

What is encomiendas?

• Encomiendas were a labor system used by Spanish colonizers in the Americas.
• Encomiendas were a form of government in indigenous tribes.
• Encomiendas were a religious order established in Spain.
• Encomiendas were a type of currency used in trade.

Who was the Viking that was the first to reach North America?

• Leif Erikson
• Erik the Red
• Ragnar Lothbrok
• Thorvald Erikson