Chapter 1 Part 2 Flashcards
Europeans / native americans had different views on 2 things
Land and nature
LAND: native americans believed:
Europeans believed
No man owned the land! It was to be shared a treated with reverence
Europeans believed in private property / ownership
NATURE: native americans believed:
Europeans believed:
Believed nature was mixed with many spirits “polytheistic thus “sacred”
Europeans believed nature is to be used and exploited!
These differing views would cause the most problems between the two groups
Treaty of tordesilles
Divided the americas between the Spanish and Portuguese, Spanish got the wayyyy better deal
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Who was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Magellan
Who landed in florida and tried to find the “fountain of youth”
Ponce de leon
Who was in search of the “seven cities of gold’ and discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Who discovered the Mississippi?
De soto
Who crushed the incas empire for silver mines?
Pizarro
Who crushed the Aztec empire, and king montezuema?
Cortes
Who was malinche?
Woman slave interpreter (dona Maria) gold!
How were the Spanish able to overthrow the large incas and Aztec empires? (4)
- Other Indian allies
- Superior weapons
- Indians thought they were gods
- Diseases
Mestizos
Indian and europians
Columbus discovery would bring 4 different continents together (global economic system)
- Europe - provided market and capitol
- Africa - provide a labor force
- Americas - proved the raw material/food
