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____________ is a religious belief where everything has a soul.

When the Portuguese first began to colonize in Africa, they were interested in many trade goods. Which of the following was not a trade good in which they were interested in upon first colonizing in 1482?

The Muslim kingdom of ____________, located on the Senegal and Niger Rivers, controlled the trade in ____________, prompting greater desire from Europeans for trade with this Western African kingdom.  

Francisco Pizzaro famously conquered the ____________ who lived in a territory dominated by one of the largest ____________ in the world.

The significance of ____________ was that s/he inspired others to find an all-water route to Asia.

____________ are most well-known for ____________.

Which of the following was the primary way the French profited in the New World mainland during the 1600s and 1700s?

____________ was a Spanish missionary who devised the ____________, stating that the Spanish treated Natives and slaves horribly, including torturing and killing men, women, and children, to force labor for profit in the New World.

The last Ice Age happened about 6000 years ago, and most of the earth’s water was trapped in glaciers.

Which of the following was the primary way the Spanish profited in the New World mainland from 1492 throughout the early 1600s?