10-A-b - Chapter 17 - The Era of Exploration

How did the slave trade affect African societies?

What role did the Catholic Church play in colonial Latin America?

Why did the encomienda system decline?

What was Christopher Columbus’s primary goal in his 1492 voyage?

Which best describes mercantilism?

What economic activity was central to the success of the mita system under Spanish rule?

Which group was at the bottom of the social structure in Colonial Latin America?

In Colonial Latin America, who had the most power in the social hierarchy?

The Columbian Exchange only benefited the indigenous populations.

The mita system was originally an Inca tradition adapted by the Spanish.

European diseases had a devastating impact on indigenous populations.

What animal introduced by Europeans transformed indigenous lifestyles on the Great Plains?

Mercantilism encouraged countries to import more than they exported.

What role did enslaved Africans play in colonial economies?

Which institution often ran schools and hospitals in the colonies?

What were Creoles in the Latin American colonial system?

How did Spanish colonists benefit from the encomienda system?

Which of the following was a major result of the Columbian Exchange?

Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa to reach India?

Hernán Cortés conquered the Inca Empire.

Peninsulares were born in the colonies and held the highest positions.

Which crop from the Americas had a major impact on European diets?

he Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.

What was the primary purpose of the transatlantic slave trade?

Which European nations were most involved in the transatlantic slave trade?

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire?

The Catholic Church played no significant role in colonizing Latin America.

What was the mita system originally used for?

What was a major cause of the Commercial Revolution?

Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he landed in the Caribbean.

The transatlantic slave trade was part of a larger triangular trade system.

Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

What was the encomienda system?