Age Of Exploration Flashcards
Which European country was the leader in developing and applying 15th century sailing innovations?
Portugal
How did Prince Henry of Portugal influence exploration?
Portuguese royalty who brought together map makers, mathematicians, and astronomers to study navigation
He also sponsored many explorations into the Atlantic and down the African coast
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Portugal and Spain?
It was a compromise between Spain and Portugal which agreed to move the line of demarcation further west. It was moved because Portugal felt like they had received no land to claim
Bartolomeu Dias captained the first European ship to sail what route?
The southern tip of Africa, called The Cape of Good Hope
What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?
He was the first to find an oceanic trading route to India and to establish an empire in Asia and Africa
The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions?
Portugal and Spain
Who conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes/ Spanish.
As part of the Columbian Exchange, which of the following was carried west across the Atlantic to the Americas?
Wheat, grapes, livestock, and horses
Which city was originally founded as a settlement by the Dutch?
New Amsterdam, New York.
Name the four reasons that the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs?
- The Aztecs had never seen horses and they feared them.
- The conquistadors brought diseases like smallpox.
- The Spanish had guns and cannons/ better weapons than the Aztecs.
- Cortes recruited the natives to fight and spy for him.
What was one result of the loss of native lives to disease?
A labor shortage
How did Bartolemé de Las Casas affect race relations in the Americas?
He urged for better treatment of native Americans
According to the balance of trade, how could a nation increase its wealth?
It could sell more goods than they buy from other countries
Where did Christopher Columbus believe that he had landed?
On islands off the coast of India
Why was it difficult to keep a candle lit in the cargo hold?
Lack of oxygen
Columbus promised gold to the first sailor to see land in order to prevent what from happening?
From ruining his personal discovery of finding land himself
What was the name of the native girl who helped Cortes?
Malinali (La Malinche)
How were sharks affected by all of the people thrown over the side of the slave ships?
The sharks changed their feeding habitats to follow the oceanic trade routes
What did Bartholomeu Dias sail around?
The Southern tip of Africa (The Cape of Good Hope.)
How did Prince Henry the Navigator get his nickname?
Because he was the one who brought together map makers, mathematicians, and astronomers to study navigation