HIUS221 Week 1 Exam Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
Columbian Exchange The multi-way exchange of plants and animals, technologies, human
cultures, and disease among Atlantic peoples throughout the sixteenth century and beyond.
Christopher Columbus Italian mariner who sailed for Spain in 1492 in search of a western
route to Asia. He located San Salvador in the West Indies, opening the Americas to European
exploration and colonization.
Taino Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, a subset of the Arawak people of South
America, first encountered by Columbus and his crew in 1492.
The intermingling of cultures resulted in an exchange of customs, foods, and diseases. True
Africans introduced yams, millet, sorghum, rice, and okra to the Americas. True
sugar cane A tall, fibrous grass rich in sugar that grows well in tropical climates and proved
an extremely valuable cash crop to early colonizers of the New World but required vast
amounts of labor to grow and process.
Sugar became a dominant New World product that led to slave labor. True
Afro-Caribbean A term describing the distinct religious practices, culture, music, and
language of Caribbean nations, derived from a fusion of indigenous, African, and European
sources.
Smallpox Deadly infectious disease carried by Europeans to the New World. With no natural
immunity, indigenous peoples suffered and died in great numbers from the disease.
Place where smallpox was first recorded in 1518 Hispaniola
, Brazilian root plant exported to Africa manioc
Communication device developed as a result of Portuguese colonization Papiamento
Iron tools such as hoes and axes Old World to New World
Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases New World to Old World
Gold, silver, timber, and other natural resources New World to Old World
Textiles and guns in exchange for slaves Europe to Africa
Peaked between 300 and 900 AD Maya
Maya Inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula whose civilization was at its height from 300 to
900 AD. Their civilization included a unique system of writing, mathematics, architecture,
sculpture, and astronomy.
Arrived in the Valley of Mexico around 1200 AD Aztecs
Aztecs Inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico who founded their capital, Tenochtitlán, in the
early fourteenth century. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs built a large empire in
which they dominated many neighboring peoples. Their civilization included engineering,
mathematics, art, and music.
Empire consisted of dozens of states Maya
Columbian Exchange The multi-way exchange of plants and animals, technologies, human
cultures, and disease among Atlantic peoples throughout the sixteenth century and beyond.
Christopher Columbus Italian mariner who sailed for Spain in 1492 in search of a western
route to Asia. He located San Salvador in the West Indies, opening the Americas to European
exploration and colonization.
Taino Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, a subset of the Arawak people of South
America, first encountered by Columbus and his crew in 1492.
The intermingling of cultures resulted in an exchange of customs, foods, and diseases. True
Africans introduced yams, millet, sorghum, rice, and okra to the Americas. True
sugar cane A tall, fibrous grass rich in sugar that grows well in tropical climates and proved
an extremely valuable cash crop to early colonizers of the New World but required vast
amounts of labor to grow and process.
Sugar became a dominant New World product that led to slave labor. True
Afro-Caribbean A term describing the distinct religious practices, culture, music, and
language of Caribbean nations, derived from a fusion of indigenous, African, and European
sources.
Smallpox Deadly infectious disease carried by Europeans to the New World. With no natural
immunity, indigenous peoples suffered and died in great numbers from the disease.
Place where smallpox was first recorded in 1518 Hispaniola
, Brazilian root plant exported to Africa manioc
Communication device developed as a result of Portuguese colonization Papiamento
Iron tools such as hoes and axes Old World to New World
Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases New World to Old World
Gold, silver, timber, and other natural resources New World to Old World
Textiles and guns in exchange for slaves Europe to Africa
Peaked between 300 and 900 AD Maya
Maya Inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula whose civilization was at its height from 300 to
900 AD. Their civilization included a unique system of writing, mathematics, architecture,
sculpture, and astronomy.
Arrived in the Valley of Mexico around 1200 AD Aztecs
Aztecs Inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico who founded their capital, Tenochtitlán, in the
early fourteenth century. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs built a large empire in
which they dominated many neighboring peoples. Their civilization included engineering,
mathematics, art, and music.
Empire consisted of dozens of states Maya
