Age of Exploration Flashcards
Which food played an important role in
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations?
corn
Why is Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage considered a
turning point in world history?
One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate
Earth.
What was a caravel?
A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is an astrolabe?
The astrolabe was a navigational tool developed during the Islamic Golden Age to determine latitude.
What were Chinampas?
The chinampas were floating gardens created by the Aztecs to increase agricultural and living space?
Where was the Inca civilization located?
Inca civilization was located in the Andes Mountains
How did the Inca modify their environment to meet their needs?
They built terraces to farm in the Andes Mountains and they built roads to improve trade and communication in the empire.
What were the 3 Gs of Exploration?
Gold, Glory, and God
What is a conquistador?
Spanish conqueror who came to the New World in search of gold and other riches.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of goods and other things, such as disease from the Old World (Europe) to the new World (North and South America) and back.
Which diseases destroyed the population of Native Americans in the New World?
Small pox and measles.
Define Encomienda System
A system of production in Spain’s New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation
Cash Crops
Crops that are grown for sale, not food such as sugar, tobacco and cotton
Define Mercantilism
The policy of building a nation’s wealth by exporting more goods than it imports. Colonies are instrumental in this policy as they supply their parent nations with raw materials that are used to produce finished goods, and then exported back to the colonies. Colonies not only served as a source for the raw materials, but also as an exclusive market for the parent country.
Define Inflation
An increase in the supply of money, leading to the decline in its value
