Age of Exploration Flashcards
Explain the statement “Gold, Glory, God” in terms of the Age of Exploration.
This dictum portrays the main motives of the explorers during the Age of Exploration. “God” stands for the desire to spread and expand Christianity. “Glory” stands for greater power and a larger empire. “Gold” is what they looked for and retrieved during exploration
Who were four Renaissance Explorers?
Prince Henry, Christoper Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Cabot and Samuel de Champlain.
What would be some for the fears for these early explorers and their crews?
During exploration Europeans feared many things such as there were sea monsters, that people everywhere looked similar to how they looked, and that the world was very different from how they had thought it would look like
What influence did the Renaissance have on the early explorers?
Since trade was so large the Europeans knew what exited already. They knew that Asia and Africa were two lands. Although they did think those were they only two.
How did the Spice Trade help lead to the Age of Exploration?
Since trade was so large the Europeans knew what exited already. They all wanted spice to get rich and trade so they decided to explore so that they could find this and become wealthy.
Who was Prince Henry?
prince Henry was a Portuguese explorer who was amazing with navigation and he found many places such as america. He was involved in the slave trade and he wealthy.
What does the European treatment of people they came into contact with reveal about their worldview?
During this period of time people believed that the darker the skin the less important of a person you were. Since the first nations weren’t as pale as they were they treated them less than. When they arrived in america the Europeans brought diseases that killed millions of First Nations, this shows that the Europeans had a careless point of view. They didn’t care if they destroyed the natural things that were already there. They mistreated the people that lived there before they had even known the land had exited. Their worldview wasn’t as sophisticated as they set it out to be.
What attitude did Europeans have toward indigenous people they found in the new territories that partly resulted in imperialism?
the Europeans treated the F.N horribly and they began trying to dominate the land taking control.
What was England and France’s response to this secret Treaty of Tordesilles?
Portugal and Spain set sail to get trade routes from Asia. The pope proposed the treaty Portugal wanted a share of Asia’s trade. They wanted to divide the world between Portugal and Spain Other European rules were angered when they heard of this treaty. Their impersonation behavior implied who they where. They miss treated first nations and had nor respect. The territories were claimed by Columbus and Spain explores were called new Spain. By 1600 less then one tenth of the population was left 90 millions F.N in america died. Diseases such as smallpox, measles, bubonic plague, influenza and malaria. The F.N had no immunity. Most of the written records of the original people of america were destroyed.
Spain became the richest country in Europe for many years. How did Britain react to this wealth? What technology did the British create to take riches from the Spanish ships?
Britain began traveling to get rich and become wealthier than Spain. they attacked the ships and waged war with the ships to get their things
Discuss the motivations for expansion.
power, wealth, respect and discovery.
What factors might motivate a society to venture into unknown regions beyond its border?
they would get more respect and wealth. People became more curious after hearing from explorers once they returned.
How can exploration and expansion affect the worldview of a society and the societies it comes into contact with? Link your answer to specific worldview elements.
society began to change as they found new things. Things such as curiosity and wanting to be rich rose in people as they began finding new things. Values changed as people traveled. They show other things that changed how they valued things. Such as the church was no longer as valued.
What is imperialism?
a type of government that is controlled by military
What is expansionism?
wanting to expand territory or expanding something
