1.5 + 1.6 EXPLO Flashcards
de Las Casas
against the enslavement of Native Americans + forced Charles V to abolish abuse in the encomienda system
A system that means that the Crown is given the right to employ groups of Native Americans as slaves (SPELL IT)
encomienda
A french writer who wrote an essay in french in controversial style and rejected the idea of cultural superiority (SPELL IT)
Montaigne
Ptolemy
a explorer who wrote a geography book; introduced the idea of longitude and latitude
Why was Guinea / ___ coast of Africa important?
They had a surplus amount of gold, portugal control supply of African gold and established trading posts
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
He organized a voyage for Cape of Good but later failed due to a mutiny and vast winds.
How do you spell ______ Dias? (failed voyage cape of good)
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco de Gama
succeeded in round Cape of Good, failed t make alliances but positively impacted the world geographically.
Who was Vespucci
Someone who realized something that Columbus did not and described America as a continent separate from Asia
What treaty settled Columbus and Vespucci’s debate on who discovered Americas first? How do you spell it.
Treaty of Tordesillas
In the Treaty of Todesillas, spain got ___ side and portugal got the ___ side.
spain west, portugal east
Who was Magellan?
He was someone who was sent by Charles V to find a sea route for spices in the Pacific.
How to spell M______? (someone who was sent by Charles to find sea route)
Magellan
Who took advantage of Mexica and conquered the Mexica empire?
Hernan Cortes
