Natives & Europeans Collide

Study Guide

  1. Locate & Label Spain on a Map.

  1. What country did Pizarro & Cortes claim the land belonging to the AztecInca Empires?

  1. What killed the majority of Natives in the America?
Diseases they weren’t immune to
  1. What health advantage did European have over Natives?
Resistance/immunity to certain diseases
  1. What two Native Empires did the Spanish Conquer?
  • _SEE #1______
  • ______

  1. How did Conquistadors defeat these large empires in the America? (3 Reasons)
  • __Horses______
  • ___advanced weapons______
  • ____European diseases______

  1. What disease killed the largest number of natives throughout the world? smallpox

  1. Why did Cortez want the Aztecs to convert to Christianity? He felt the Aztecs worshipped false gods

  1. Why was Cortes welcomed in to the Aztec Empire at first?The Aztecs thought he was the god Huitzi (lopochtli)

  1. What modern day country was the Aztec empire located in?Mexico

  1. What continent was the Aztec empire located on?
North America
  1. What modern day country was the Incan empire located in? Peru/Chile

  1. What continent was the Incan empire located on?
South America
  1. How did Cortes influence Pizarro? Pizarro heard about Cortes’ new-found riches & he wanted to find some too

  1. Why did Atahualpa give Pizarro gold and silver when he was captured? To pay for his freedom

  1. After the English settled Australia, What caused them to push the Aborigines into reservations? The English wanted the fertile/good land & the gold in the mines

  1. What happened to mixed children in Australia (European and Aborigines)?They were taken away & placed in orphanages &/or with white families.
Why?To teach them how to be “civilized” & marry them off to settlers.
  1. What was the Columbian Exchange? Goods & ideas exchanged between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (the Americas)

  • What were positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?
  • ___new foods helped people live longer/population growth
  • ___new technologies introduced
  • ___needed vitamins introduced (in fruits)
  • ___new goods helped economies grow
  • ___New farming techniques freed up time from farming to do other things

  1. What were negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
  • ____diseases______
  • ____slavery______
  • ____natives lost their culture & identity______

  1. After Natives were killed, who did Europeans use as their work force? African slaves

  1. What continent were they from? Africa

  1. Why did European prefer African to works their lands over Natives?Africans were immune to European diseases & they knew the best ways to farm

  1. Define Unitary:Laws/decisions all made in the central government

  1. Define Confederation:states loosely aligned, come together in times of need

  1. Define Federal: laws/decisions shared between central government & states

  1. Define Autocracy: One ruler has ALL the power

  1. Define Oligarchy:a few have ALL the power

  1. Define Democracy:people have the power/vote/freedoms

  1. Define Presidential Democracy: President voted in by the people

  1. Define Parliamentary Democracy: The people vote in Parliament. Parliament votes in the Prime Minister.

  1. Define Natural Resources:goods from nature

  1. Examples: trees, minerals, animals, oil,…

  1. Define Capital Goods: what you need to make a product or offer a service

  1. Examples: machines, phones, factory, trucks,…

  1. Define Human Capital: skilled workers

  1. Examples: baker, truck driver, machine operator,…