age of discovery and exploration Flashcards
terra incognita
uncharted parts of the world
mercantilism/bullionism
to accumulate wealth, one has to engage in trading or establish new gold mines in other territories
spices
spices were used to preserve food; only produced in moluccas
roman catholicism
hold off the resurgence of Islam; counter the effects of reformation
where did the silk road pass through?
from turkey (constantinople) to china
who controlled the silk road?
byzantine empire
who defeated the byzantines?
mehmed the conqueror; ottoman empire
who could pass the silk road for free?
venetians
travel accounts
travel accounts of merchants and explorers triggered curiosity; ex. marco polo
inventions during the renaissance period
compass, sextant, astrolabe, movable printing press
who invented the movable printing press?
johannes gutenberg
banking families
lent capital to governments and explorers; ex. medici of italy, fuggers of germany
