Age of Exploration Flashcards

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What country’s were a part of the old world?

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Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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What country’s are a part of the new world?

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Central, South, and North America.

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What is the Columbian exchange?

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The exchange of goods, animals, plants, and culture between the “old world” and “new world.”

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What veggies were brought from Central and South America back to Europe?

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Corn and potatoes

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What 3 things were brought from the old world to the new world?

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Horses, cattle, and wheat.

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What was also spread during the Columbian exchange?

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Disease.

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What percentage of the native population did smallpox wipe out?

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70 - 90%

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Who were the conquistadors?

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Spanish soldiers who conquered the indigenous people became the lords of the new world (feudalism).

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What kind of forced labor did the encomienda system enforce?

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Mining silver and gold, agriculture, and servants.

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What were the three motivating factors of the conquistadors?

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God, Glory, and Gold!

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Why did Africans hunt other Africans?

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In order to receive guns, cloth, and other European goods.

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What did Coastal African kingdoms carry out?

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Raids into weaker African tribes.

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Who slaved forts?

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The Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and french.

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What’s the definition of the middle passage?

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The transport of African slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic.

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What is the triangle trade network?

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A three-legged trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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Where was the 1st leg of the trade network?

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Europe to Africa.

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What was traded during the first leg of the network?

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Guns, cloths, and goods.

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What was the 2nd leg of the trade network known as?

A

The middle passage.

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What happened during the second leg of the trade network?

A

African slaves were transported to the Americas.

20
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Where was the 3rd leg of the trade network?

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Americas to Europe.

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What was traded during the 3rd leg of the trade network?

A

Molasses, sugar, tobacco, and raw materials.

22
Q

What was the Spanish colonial society made up of?

A

Made up of distinct social classes based on race.

23
Q

List the social classes from top to bottom.

A
  1. Peninsulares
    2.Creoles
    3.Mestizos
    4.Mulattoes
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Who were the Mulattoes?

A

African and European descent.

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Who were the Mestizos?
Native American and European descent.
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Who were the Creoles?
Americans born descendants of Spanish settlers.
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Who were the Peninsulares?
People born in Spain.