Global exchanges of goods, ideas, and even diseases continue today. How has modern technology quickened the speed with which global exchanges occur? Provide examples to support your answer.

How did other European nations challenge Spanish power in the Americas?

How did the economic changes of the 1500s and 1600s affect the lives of ordinary people?

(a) How did divisions within the Aztec and incan empires help the Spanish?

(b) What other reasons explain the rapid success of the Spanish conquistadors over Native Americans?

(a) How did Britain come to dominate North America?

(b) What impact did European competition for colonies have on Native Americans?

Use the vocabulary word listed to create a crossword puzzle. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate. Complete the puzzle and then check each other's answers.

creole

What form of government did the 13 English colonies set up?

(a) How did the mix of peoples in Spanish America result in a new social structure?

(b) Give three examples of cultural blending in Spain's American empire.

What steps did the Asante ruler take to ensure his power?

How did the economic changes of the 1500s and 1600s affect the lives of ordinary people?

What methods did Pizarro use to conquer the Incan empire?

Look up 'The Columbian Exchange' picture on the internet. Use the chart and information that you have learned to answer the following questions:

How would life improve for people in both Europe and the Americas as a result of the global exchange?

Use the vocabulary word listed to create a crossword puzzle. Exchange your puzzle with a classmate. Complete the puzzle and then check each other's answers.

encomienda

Describe how Spain controlled its American empire.