Age of exploration Flashcards
By the end of the 1400s 3 strong nations had emerged in Europe, they were
England, spain, and portugal
what were the three powerful kingdoms developing in central south america
Inca, Maya, Aztec, and Olmec
what is the definition of a person with “mestizo” descent?
A mix race or half Spanish, half Indian
during what year did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca
1532
who discoverer Florida while looking for the fountain of youth
ponce de leon
which country was able to take the lead in exploring a new trade route to asia
portugal
what does mesoamerican mean.
middle passage
how and why did pope alexander vl interfere and inpact explortion
1, he passed a treaty of tordesilla
2 split the world’ half- spain got the better deal.
what were 3 examples of advantages that the Spanish had that helped then conquer the Aztec and Inca
1 better armor
2 superior
3 European diseases
the Maya based their calnder on careful observation of:
planets, sun , and moon
which disease killed the majority of the native Americas in the new world
smallpoxs
Cortes told king Charles V that the Aztecs believed he was the god ______
Quetzalcoatl
what religious practices was central to mesoamerican religion?
human sacrifices
Tenochtitlan was the major city of the …….
Aztecs
the Inca empire expanded thought most of what mountain region
Andes
Macha piccu was built by this group of people?
inca
what agriculture system did the Inca use to farm.
treerace farming
the Inca expanded quickly under the leadership of?
pachacuti
Encomium system
! how did this effect native people
this system exploited indigenous people.
when were Africans first enslaves and brought to the Americas
1518
what was the middle passage ?
the Atlantic slave trade which million slaves Africans were Brought to the america
what were a few examples of cash crops
1 Tobacco
2 sugarcane
3 rice
4 indigo
5 cotton
who did Africans sell first when slaves trade became popular
Portugal
how did plantations differ from family farms?
they were growing cash crops then selling them to the market.
define Colombian exchange
a massive interchange of people , animals, and diseases
define Mercantilism
An economic theory whereby countries gain power by building up there wealth
what is three goods examples that travel from the NEW WORLD to the OLD WORLD
1, corn
2, potatoes
3. tobacco
what are three good examples that ravel from the OLD WORLD to the NEW WORLD.
1,horses
2. honeybees
3. sugar cane
