Period 1

Question 1

Aztecs

Answer 1

Indigenous people who built an empire in modern day Mexico

Question 2

Columbian Exchange

Answer 2

Biological exchange between the Americas and the rest of the world
Americas –> raw materials (fur, rum, sugar)
Rest of the World –> slaves, diseases, luxuries)

Question 3

Encomienda System

Answer 3

System introduced by Spanish leaders where they received land and labor in exchange for providing protection

Question 4

Inca

Answer 4

People who built an empire in the Andes Mountains

Question 5

Maya

Answer 5

People who created large cities on the Yucatan Peninsula with strong irrigation + agricultural techniques

Question 6

Mission System

Answer 6

System established by Spaniards where missionaries, rather than soldiers, directed new settlements in the Americas

Question 7

Spanish caste system

Answer 7

System that defined the status of a diverse population in Spanish colonies
Peninsulares (born in Spain)
Creoles (Born in Spanish colonies)
Mestizos (mixed Spanish/Native)
Mulattos (mixed Spanish/African)
Indigenous
Slaves

Question 8

Christopher Columbus

Answer 8

“Discovered” Americas

Question 9

Atlantic World

Answer 9

Interactions between people bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Europe

Question 10

Spanish Inquisition

Answer 10

Institution designed to find and destroy religions that did not align with Catholicism