Chapter 14 European Exploration and Conquest 1450-1650 Flashcards
1
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Indian Ocean Trade increased because of
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economic growth in China
2
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Marco Polo
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- made people want to go to the New World, he and Great Khan grew
3
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gold was from ___ and sold to ___
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west africa, north america
4
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genoa sought
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slaves from the west after the closing of the black sea
5
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slaves were practiced in
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practiced in africa, then europe
6
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most slaves were
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girls
7
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slaves were sold in
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Western Mediterranean ports
8
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caravel and sternpost rudder
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2-3 masted sailing ship, good manuvering for long distances
9
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compass
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- brought to west in late middle ages
10
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dead reckoning
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- used to determine course of a voyage
11
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celestial reckoning
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could determined latitude at sea using a specially designed astrolabe
12
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Prince Henry “The Navigator”
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- supported Portuguese voyages, marked the beginning of European overseas expansion
- found first African commercial settlement
13
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Pope Nicholas V
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Catholic, gave Portugal the rights to enslave non-Christians
14
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What did the Portuguese want in Africa?
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- wanted quick money instead of establishing settlements to control lives, just inserted selves into pre-existing trade systems
15
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Vasco da Gama
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- rounded the Cape
- arab guide helped him
- went to lisbon with spices, proving he traded with the cape route
16
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Columbus was from
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Genoa
