Impact Of Portugues And Spanish Exploration

Question 1

What impact did Portuguese missionaries have on native religions?

Answer 1

Portuguese missionaries forced natives to become Christians, leading to the decline of native religions

Those who refused to convert were often killed or put into slavery.

Question 2

What was the impact of Portuguese exploration on slavery?

Answer 2

The Portuguese put huge numbers of African people into slavery

African slaves were forced to work on island plantations off the west coast of Africa and later transported to Brazil.

Question 3

How did Portuguese exploration affect food availability in Portugal?

Answer 3

Wheat and sugar plantations in Madeira and cattle farming in the Azores increased food availability

This led to a greater variety of food for people in Portugal.

Question 4

What goods from Asia became more accessible due to Portuguese control?

Answer 4

Silk and spices

The control of the African sea route to Asia made these products easier and cheaper to purchase in Portugal.

Question 5

What was the effect of Portuguese colonization on the Portuguese language?

Answer 5

The Portuguese language spread throughout the colonies

Portuguese is still the official language of Brazil today.

Question 6

What was the impact of Spanish exploration on native religions in the New World?

Answer 6

The Spanish converted natives to Christianity, with those who refused often killed or enslaved

Even those who converted were often put into slavery.

Question 7

What was ‘The Great Exchange’ in the context of Spanish exploration?

Answer 7

The dramatic change in eating habits on both sides of the Atlantic with new foods introduced

Europeans encountered foods like pineapple, apples, and tomatoes, while the New World experienced bananas and lemons.

Question 8

What was the impact of Spanish conquests on native populations?

Answer 8

Hundreds of thousands of natives were killed, and civilizations such as the Mexicans and Incas were wiped out

Great cities like Territo and the Apte capital were destroyed.

Question 9

What was the consequence of Spanish exploration regarding wealth?

Answer 9

Large amounts of gold and silver were taken from America and shipped back to Spain

In Peru, natives were forced to work in gold and silver mines.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The Portuguese put huge numbers of African people into _______.

Answer 10

slavery

Question 11

True or False: Spanish exploration had no impact on the native languages in South America.

Answer 11

False

Native languages went into decline as Spanish spread throughout South America.