What do the authors mean by "the invention of race"? What role did England and Spain play in the system of racial classification? Who were the Moors and what area of Europe did they control at the time of Columbus and for how many years? It is estimated that how many indigenous people occupied the Americas before Columbus arrived? What happens when a country colonizes another? List 3 causes of the dying off of indigenous populations once Europeans arrived in the Americas. Who was Mohtecuhzoma? What was his attitude toward Cortes upon his arrival? Who was Cortes?

What do the authors mean by "the invention of race"? The answer is the development of racial and racist ideas from the ancient world - when there was no notion of race - up to the founding of the United States as, fundamentally, a nation of and for white people. What role did England and Spain play in the system of racial classification? The answer is British and Spanish empires' conquers to the New World leaded to the invention of the system of racial classification. Who were the Moors and what area of Europe did they control at the time of Columbus and for how many years? The answer is The Moors were the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages. At the time of Columbus, the Moors no longer controlled any area of Europe after the defeat of Granada. It is estimated that how many indigenous people occupied the Americas before Columbus arrived? The answer is 50 million. What happens when a country colonizes another? The answer is The subjugating nation forces its own language and cultural values upon the colonized nation. List 3 causes of the dying off of indigenous populations once Europeans arrived in the Americas. The answers are epidemic diseases, conflict and outright warfare with Western European newcomers and other American tribes, and the exploitation of slavery. Who was Mohtecuhzoma? He was the ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico and ruled from 1502 to 1520. What was his attitude toward Cortes upon his arrival? Mohtecuhzoma welcomed and greeted warmly Cortes and his team upon his arrival. Who was Cortes? He is the Spanish conquistador who was famous for killing Mohtecuhzoma and took over the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.