Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What group of people were at the top of the Casta System

Peninsulars

Why did the Chinese not engage in transoceanic exploration?

They already had all the stuff the Europeans wanted

What was the Middle Passage?

journey of slaves between Africa and Americas; brutal in the conditions

What was the Great Dying?

Massive loss of life in the Americas in the Native population due to the introduction and spread of European diseases

What two groups of people were at the bottom of the Casta System?

Indigenous people and African slaves

What was the main difference between indentured servitude and chattel slavery?

Indentured servants eventually became free; slaves were slaves for life

What was used to measure wealth in the mercantilist system?

gold and silver

What was the Columbian Exchange?

The transatlantic exchange of goods, people, diseases, animals, and crops

What were three crops traded along the Columbian Exchange from New World to the Old World?

Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, pumpkin

Describe the reason for transoceanic exploration by the Europeans.

They wanted to find another route to Asia to avoid taxes

Why did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world in the late 1500s, 1600s, and 1700s?

To reduce outside (European/Christian) influence and to preserve traditional Japanese culture

What are two specific ways that the Atlantic Slave Trade affected Africa?

lowered population, declining birth rates, collapse of economies, warfare and instability because of weapons, development of racist ideology

Which country would be considered the "loser" of the Treaty of Tordesillas and which country the "winner"

Spain wins, Portugal loses

What were African storytellers called?

Griots

What are four different types of transportation technologies that made overseas exploration and trade possible?

junk, dhow, carravel, fluyte ships, magnetic compass, astrolabe

Name three ways ships were altered to accommodate slaves.

Anti-suicide nets, barriers to protect the crew, portholes for ventilation, guns on deck in case of a rebellion

What two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Spain and Portugal

Approximately how many Africans were transported along the Atlantic Slave Trade?

10-12 million

What were the three systems used by the Spanish to coerce Native Americans to perform labor?

mit'a, hacienda, encomienda