WH New Global Connections (21 Questions)

Question 1

What is the definition of a person with “mestizo” descent?

Accepted Answer

Mixed race: half Spanish, half Native American

Question 2

As a result of the Columbian Exchange & the Triangle Trade, who died from diseases & violence and had their land taken?

Accepted Answer

Native Americans

Question 3

As a result of the Columbian Exchange and the Triangle Trade, who were stolen from their homes and turned into slaves?

Accepted Answer

Africans

Question 4

One main reason for European exploration was to

Accepted Answer

trade for spices

Question 5

The Old World includes

Accepted Answer

the Eastern Hemisphere (Europe, Africa and Asia).

Question 6

In 1639, Japan&#x27;s borders were sealed so that...

Accepted Answer

no one could leave and bring back foreign ideas.

Question 7

The New World includes

Accepted Answer

the Western Hemisphere (North and South America).

Question 8

What did China&#x27;s trade policies reflect in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

Isolation

Question 9

What did the astrolabe allow sailors to determine?

Accepted Answer

their latitude at sea

Question 10

The Spanish system whereby Native Americans became enslaved laborers was the…?

Accepted Answer

Encomienda system

Question 11

What caused the death of over 90% of the Native American population?

Accepted Answer

European Diseases

Question 12

In total, how many Africans were taken as slaves and what percentage of them died on the boat ride across the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

11 million taken; 18% died

Question 13

In the Triangle Trade, what was taken from Africa to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Enslaved Africans

Question 14

The brutal voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Caribbean and the Americas was the

Accepted Answer

Middle passage

Question 15

As a result of the Columbian Exchange and the Triangle Trade, who got rich and developed colonies in the New World?

Accepted Answer

Europeans

Question 16

Why did the population of the Old World begin to increase during the time of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Better & more foods from the Americas became available in the Old World.

Question 17

According to the policy of mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?

Accepted Answer

It should sell more goods than it buys from other countries.

Question 18

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Exchange of plants, animals, diseases & ideas between the New & Old Worlds

Question 19

In the Triangle Trade, what was taken from the Americas to Europe?

Accepted Answer

Cash Crops including sugarcane, cotton and tobacco

Question 20

Which explorer&#x27;s crew was the first to sail around the world from 1519 to 1521?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 21

In the Triangle Trade, what was taken from Europe to Africa?

Accepted Answer

Manufactured Goods including guns, gunpowder, textiles and iron tools

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