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Chapter 14: Age of Exploration Flashcards

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reformation

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clashes between catholics and christian reformers who developed new christianity.

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catholicism motive for exploration

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responded by finding new places to spread cathoclism

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protestants motive for exploration

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explored places to find refuge and create new christian lands.

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commercial motives

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expanding markets

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route easte

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europeans looked for easier routes east towards asia.

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water route motive for exploretion

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sought a water route (faster) than land

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mercantilism

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generate wealth using goods and resources

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balance of trades

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more exports than imports

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colony

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new economic theories and creating a colonial system around the world.

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political

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leadership wanted more power and access

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portolani

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better globals maps

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sternpost rudder

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maneuver
ships

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cartography

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drawing maps

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astrolabe

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star chart (navigation)

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compass

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navigational (directional)

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caravel

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faster, sturdy ship.

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lateen sail

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sail against the wind

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gunpowder

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guns and gunpowder fight off enemies

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trading empire of portugal

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develop vast trading empire. spices goal to beat out muslim traders

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vasco de gama

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sail around coast of east africa and india and Arabian sea
first to sail around cape code

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India (portugal)

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created trading post goa city

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malacca

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portugal established malacca in malay

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west africa(portugal)

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began trading along west africa in spice and slave trafe

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christopher columbus

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traveled to new world thinking it was indiA

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Hernan Cortes

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spanish conquistadors that conquered the Aztec empire

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new spain

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council of indies and viceroys in mexico city and lima peru

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ecomienda system

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land granted to nobles and natives to work

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asiento system

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slaves granted land owners

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ferdinand magellan

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first to sail around the world

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bartolome de las casas

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saw the cruelty to the indians (famous priests)

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francisco pizarro

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inca empire (peru) spanish american empire by 1600 was 20x its own size. indigenous empire in people convert to christianity and subjects of spanish king.

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spice islands

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established the spice islands

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manilla

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trading port in manilla

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dutch east india company

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india asia

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dutch west india company

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north america

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john cabot

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explored newfoundland and north atlantic sea of North America

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England overseas empires

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north america : englush colonies jamestown

west indies: bahamas jamaica.

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francis drake

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attacked spanish ships

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jacque cartier

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sails to north america

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samuel de champlain

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establsih canada

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west indies (france)

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martinique and other islands

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old world to new world

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agricultural products:coffee, cane sugar, wheat,rice.
Animal: Cows, horses, pigs,sheep,goats, and chickens.
Diseases: Small pox, measles, dipntheria
Human population: European colonists, enslaved Africans

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old world to new world

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agricultural products:coffee, cane sugar, wheat,rice.
Animal: Cows, horses, pigs,sheep,goats, and chickens.
Diseases: Small pox, measles, dipntheria
Human population: European colonists, enslaved Africans

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new world to old world

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agricultural products: potatoes, maize, tomatoes, peanuts, tobacco, vanilla, abd chocolate.
Animals: turkey
Disease: syphillis

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effects of the columbian exchange to the new world

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european diseases destroyed indigenous populations. 90% of indigenous people died between 1492-1600.
Horse transferred plains indians.

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effects of the columbian exchange in europe

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crops and european diet carribbbean sugar, silver, gold mines in per gave inflation to spain. Western Europe dramatic wealth gain from colonies

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slave trade

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wealth promoted triangular trading system and transatlantic slave trade. 1580-1800 Africans were the largestgroup moved to tue New World

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triangular trade

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rotation of slaves to Americas, sugar from the carriabbean to the American colonies and goods back to Europe and other colonies

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middle passage

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route from Africa to the New World

Dangerous and led to deaths for many enslaved.

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Centers of European trade

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lisbon, Bristol,Antwerp, Amsterdam, and London

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Commercial Revolution

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Cash crops. Demand for sugar and other products. Land to grow it, and sugar plantations.

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rise in capitalism

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capital invested to produce more capital

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Economic Changes

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new ocean trade routes thst have spice, sugar precious metals.

New food led to Growth of the population.

New entrepreneurs: Merchant and bankers replaced guild workers.

New industry: Print press, ship building,
canons, and musket.

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Economic effects

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price revolution inflation of prices during 1500s. Gold and silver from New World, rising demand.
Nations- center economic system
Town and guilfd before 1500 national economic system.
Joint stock companies. Huge amount of capital needed for trips; investors brought shares
Mercantilist: Colonies exportstion, materials, and import of finished goods.

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