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Fall Test 6: New World and Exploration Study Guide
Mayans
1. Dates: ______________________________
2. Location: _____________________________________________________
3. Describe the political structure of the Maya.
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Aztecs
1. Dates: ______________________________
2. Location: _____________________________________________________
3. Describe the social structure of the Aztecs.
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4. How did the Aztecs expand their territory?
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5. How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs?
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Incas
1. Dates: ______________________________
2. Location: _____________________________________________________
3. Describe the social structure of the Incas.
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4. How did the Incas expand their territory?
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Exploration
1. What country started off the Age of Exploration and where did they explore?
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2. What were some of the prerequisites for Portuguese exploration of the coast of Africa?
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b. ___________________________________________
3. What was the Treaty of Tordesillas and why was it signed?
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4. Who was Zheng He and why was he significant?
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5. What was the main good purchased from Calicut, India in the 14th century?
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Columbian Exchange
1. What was the Columbian Exchange?
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2. Describe the impact of the potato and other new world foods on the old world.
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3. What were the main cash crops in the Atlantic trade from 1600 – 1700?
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b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
4. What was the most important of these cash crops? _______________________
Early Colonies
1. How did the Spanish rule their New World colonies?
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2. What was the social structure in Spanish America?
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3. What was the social structure based on? ____________________________________________
Slave Trade
1. What was the major reason for the development of the African Slave Trade?
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2. Describe the African Slave trade.
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3. Where did most African Slaves come from?
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4. What was the effect of the Slave trade on Africa?
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