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| What is "Imperialism"? | the actions by which a stronger nation takes over a smaller or weaker nation |
| The three driving forces of European imperialism in Africa were... | national competition, to increase economic wealth, and cultural attitudes |
| Who was Nelson Mandela? | The first Black president of South Africa |
| What was Nelson Mandela's goal? | to end the apartheid system, so there would be equality for everyone |
| Describe the apartheid system. | They were a set of racist laws that separated the whites and blacks in South Africa |
| Who ended the apartheid system? | Nelson Mandela |
| What is a "creole"? | An individual born in Latin America, with Spanish parents |
| What was a "peninsulare"? | Someone who lived in Latin America, but was born in Spain |
| The poem, "The White Man's Burden" refers to... | the responsibility of European whites to civilize the non-European natives they colonized |
| The journey of Black Africans to the New World to be enslaved was called the... | Middle Passage |
| The 3-part trading cycle between Europe, Africa, and the New World was referred to as... | The Triangular Trade |
| A meeting attended by European countries to "carve" up Africa in 1884-85 was called the... | Berlin Conference |
| The Berlin Conference was attended by most European countries; however... | the Africans were not invited |
| The Inca were known for their... | precise stonework, without the use of mortar |
| Tenochtitlan was the... | capital city of the Aztecs |
| The Maya invented the concept... | of zero |
| The Aztecs farmed by building... | Chinampas in their island capital |
| The Inca farming technique on mountainsides was called... | terrace farming |
| The "Encomienda" system... | exploited the indigenous peoples of Latin America |
| The "Encomienda" system was supposed to... | protect and Christianize the native peoples |
| The Spaniards colonized the Americas for three reasons: | God, Gold, & Glory |
| What class of people did Simon Bolivar belong to? | the Creoles |
| The transfer of people, goods, and ideas between Europe, Africa, & the Americas was called the... | Columbian Exchange |
| The two Ancient Latin American civilizations that were "empires" were... | The Aztec and the Inca |
| The Maya civilization was a... | collection of city-states |
| According to the cultural attitudes of the Europeans they were... | superior to the natives because they were a higher race |
| Why was national competition a driving force for imperiaism? | Each country in Europe was trying to become the wealthiest and most powerful by taking over colonies. |
| Why did Europeans need resources from Africa to improve their wealth? | For the manufacture of products to sell to Africa, their own countries, and other places around the world |
| Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztec? | Hernan Cortes |
| Who was the conquistador who conquered the Inca? | Francisco Pizarro |
| What was the weapon that killed many of the native peoples before the arrival of Cortes and Pizarro? | Smallpox |
| List three things the Spaniards had that the Aztecs and Incas did not. | Swords, cannon, armor, guns, and horses |
| The Social Class System from top (most important) to the bottom (least important) 4 levels | Peninsulares, Creoles, mestizos/mulattos, and Africans/natives |
| The apartheid system violated basic... | human rights |
| The "Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade" was... | the capture and transport of Black Africans to the New World to be used as slaves |
