Chapter 1 and 2 test

Question 1

Reasons for European Exploration

Answer 1

the crusades
emergency of strong central states
the renaissance
new technology
expanding horizons

Question 2

The Crusades

Answer 2

(1095-1291)

brought Europeans into contact with the middle east

Question 3

what did Europeans want during the crusade time period?

Answer 3

spices, luxury items from china and india

Question 4

Emergency of strong states ( what “states”)?

Answer 4

France, England, spain, Italy, and portugal

Question 5

what was declining by the 1300s?

Answer 5

feudalism

Question 6

who became more powerful?

Answer 6

kings

Question 7

what was “booming”?

Answer 7

trade

Question 8

the renaissance

Answer 8

(1350-1600)
rebirth of learning
began reading greek, roman, and arab texts

Question 9

New Technologies

Answer 9

compass, astrolabe, improved ships

Question 10

Expanding horizons

Answer 10

Portugese explore African coast

Question 11

what did they import?

Answer 11

gold, ivory, pepper, and palm oil

Question 12

chrisopher Columbus

Answer 12

born in Genoa, Italy 1451

died in 1506 at age 55

Question 13

1470s columbas began what

Answer 13

looking for financial banking to find a western route to india

Question 14

what did he want

Answer 14

the title of admiral of the oceans
10% of all the loot
governship of his heirs

Question 15

1492 what happened?

Answer 15

queen Isabella of spain gave Columbus 3 ships

Question 16

Tobacco

Answer 16

Columbus and other explorers brought tobacco seeds to spain

Question 17

what was tobacco suppose to “do”

Answer 17

ward off the plague
cure sword wounds
clear congested lungs

Question 18

indian slavery

Answer 18

began because of cristopher columbus

Question 19

encomeinda

Answer 19

a land owner ad the right to the labor of all natives who lived on the land

Question 20

who created encomeinda?

Answer 20

Christopher columbus

Question 21

what did they make the natives pay?

Answer 21

gold tax

Question 22

what did the gold tax lead to?

Answer 22

war

Question 23

priest

Answer 23

they regularly traveled with the explorers

Question 24

what did the priest try to do?

Answer 24

convert natives to Christianity

Question 25

1514 pope leo X declared what

Answer 25

“not only the Christian religion but nature cries out against the slavery and the slave trade.”

Question 26

Bartolome de las casas

Answer 26

priest who tried protecting the native rights by inslaving Africans instead