Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Women in semisedentary Indian societies did most of the farming.

Before the nineteenth century, more than ____ of the people who sailed across the Atlantic were slaves.

In 1400, Europe did not appear poised for dramatic expansion.

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

Hernán Cortés' arrival in Mesoamerica in 1519 represented a religious and political crisis because it marked the end of the Olmec 52-year calendar cycle..

Explain the victory of Hernán Cortés over the large and powerful Aztec Empire.

Each of the following could be referred to as a "conquistador" except

IDENTIFICATIONS -Maya

Human habitation of the Americas began approximately

Amaranth was a type of

IDENTIFICATIONS -Atahualapa

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader, Henry the Navigator.

The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________.

In 1580, the ____________________ Empire was the greatest empire the world had ever known.

The leading practitioners of human sacrifice in the Americas were the

The Portuguese ocean-going ship that combined lateen sails with square rigging was called a caravel.

The first crop produced by African slave labor in the Caribbean was ____________________.

Portuguese explorers were never able to penetrate Japan.

Describe the origin and expansion of the European slave trade.

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.