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| Who fought in the Crusades? | Muslims and Christians |
| What is a monopoly? | complete control of a business or industry |
| In economics, what is the "middle man"? | a person or business that purchases products wholesale and resells them at a retail price |
| What are consumers? | someone that purchases goods or services |
| Who was Prince Henry the Navigator? | created a school for sailors and captains in Portugal |
| Who was Bartholomew Dias? | Portuguese sailor that reached the southern tip of Africa in 1487 |
| Who was Vasco da Gama? | Portuguese sailor that reached India by sailing around Africa in 1497 |
| What were the African Middle Kingdoms? | cultures such as Mali and Ghana that were the center of African trade routes |
| What was nickname for the Atlantic Ocean? | the Sea of Darkness |
| What were the names of the three ships Columbus set sail with on his first journey? | Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria |
| Who granted Columbus permission to set sail in 1492? | King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain |
| Who were the Moors? | North African Muslims defeated by Spain in 1492 |
| What was the Columbian Exchange? | exchange of goods and diseases between Europeans and Native Americans |
| What country did Columbus land in on his first journey? | the Bahamas |
| Where was Christopher Columbus born? | Genoa, Italy |
| What is an empire? | when one group or country conquers other groups or countries |
| Where did the Aztecs live? | central Mexico |
| What was the purpose of the Crusades? | to conquer the Holy Land |
| What affect did the Crusades have on European trade? | the Crusades increased European demands for Asian products |
| What were conquistadors? | Spanish conquerors |
| What were the three goals of the conquistadors? | God, Gold, Glory |
| Who was the last emperor of the Aztec empire? | Montezuma |
| What was the most important god to both the Aztecs and the Incas? | the sun god |
| Why did the Aztecs sacrifice people? | to make sure that the sun came out every day |
| What was the name of the Aztec capital? | Tenochtitlan |
| How were the Aztecs able to farm if their land was swampy? | they built chinampas, or "floating gardens" |
| What is the name of the Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztecs? | Hernando Cortes |
| What are nomads? | people that wander from place to place and do not have a permanent home |
| What was the most important advantage the Spanish had over the Aztecs? | the Spanish had better weapons |
| When did the Aztecs stop being nomads? | when they spotted an eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in its mouth |
| What is the name of the deadliest disease Europeans introduced to Native Americans? | smallpox |
| In which part of the world did the Incas live? | western part of South America |
| Why were the Incas known as the "Sky People"? | the Incas lived in the Andes Mountains |
| What system of farming was developed by the Incas? | terrace farming |
| What was the capital of the Inca empire? | Cuzco |
| What was the name of the last emperor of the Inca empire? | Atahualpa |
| What is the name of the Spanish explorer that conquered the Incas? | Francisco Pizarro |
| Spanish explorers wanted to convert Native Americans to which religion? | Christianity |
