Age of exploration Flashcards

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By the end of the 1400s 3 strong nations had emerged in Europe, they were

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England, spain, and portugal

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what were the three powerful kingdoms developing in central south america

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Inca, Maya, Aztec, and Olmec

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3
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what is the definition of a person with “mestizo” descent?

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A mix race or half Spanish, half Indian

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4
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during what year did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca

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1532

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5
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who discoverer Florida while looking for the fountain of youth

A

ponce de leon

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6
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which country was able to take the lead in exploring a new trade route to asia

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portugal

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7
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what does mesoamerican mean.

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middle passage

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how and why did pope alexander vl interfere and inpact explortion

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1, he passed a treaty of tordesilla
2 split the world’ half- spain got the better deal.

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9
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what were 3 examples of advantages that the Spanish had that helped then conquer the Aztec and Inca

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1 better armor
2 superior
3 European diseases

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the Maya based their calnder on careful observation of:

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planets, sun , and moon

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11
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which disease killed the majority of the native Americas in the new world

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smallpoxs

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12
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Cortes told king Charles V that the Aztecs believed he was the god ______

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Quetzalcoatl

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13
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what religious practices was central to mesoamerican religion?

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human sacrifices

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14
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Tenochtitlan was the major city of the …….

A

Aztecs

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15
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the Inca empire expanded thought most of what mountain region

A

Andes

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16
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Macha piccu was built by this group of people?

17
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what agriculture system did the Inca use to farm.

A

treerace farming

18
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the Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of?

19
Q

Encomium system

! how did this effect native people

A

this system exploited indigenous people.

20
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when were Africans first enslaves and brought to the Americas

21
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what was the middle passage ?

A

the Atlantic slave trade which million slaves Africans were Brought to the america

22
Q

what were a few examples of cash crops

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1 Tobacco
2 sugarcane
3 rice
4 indigo
5 cotton

23
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who did Africans sell first when slaves trade became popular

24
Q

how did plantations differ from family farms?

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they were growing cash crops then selling them to the market.

25
define Colombian exchange
a massive interchange of people , animals, and diseases
26
define Mercantilism
An economic theory whereby countries gain power by building up there wealth
27
what is three goods examples that travel from the NEW WORLD to the OLD WORLD
1, corn 2, potatoes 3. tobacco
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what are three good examples that ravel from the OLD WORLD to the NEW WORLD.
1,horses 2. honeybees 3. sugar cane