Chapter 14 Exploration Flashcards
Bartholomew DIas
Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz read the first European expedition around the Cape of Good Hope and 1488
Prince Henry the navigator
Founded a school for navigators on the south western coast of Portugal
Vasco da Gama
First person to sell directly from Europe to India
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer who worked for the queen of Spain
Discovered the New World
Ferdinand Magellan
Led the first European book voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe
Treaty of tordesillas
Divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain how long American 370 leagues west of the kids Verde islands
Hernando Cortes
Conquistador who conquered the vast Aztec empire in Central America
Francisco Pizarro
Explorer and Conquistador Francisco Pizarro help to Vasco Nunez the bubblewrap discover the Pacific ocean and after conquering Peru found it it’s capital city Lima
Triangular Trade
Connected Europe Africa and the American continents that characterize the new Atlantic economy
Mercantilism
Name historians use to identify a set of economic tendencies that came to dominate economic practices in the 17th century
Focused on the role of the state believing that state intervention in some aspects of the economy was desirable for the sake of the national good
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia.
British East India Company
The East India Company, originally chartered as the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies, and more properly called the Honourable East India Company, was an English, … Wikipedia
Navigation acts Britain
Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies. They began in 1651 and ended 200 years later.
Joint stock trading Company
A joint-stock company is a business entity where different stakes can be bought and owned by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion, evidenced by his or her shares (certificates of ownership).
Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition (Started Nov. 1, 1478 by King Ferdinand of Aragon (Isabella was from Castille)). Cardinal Ximenes was the Franciscan monk put over the inquisition and the effort to keep Protestantism out of Spain. Ximenes founded a number of Christian Humanist universities, used the Inquisition to push only the orthodox Catholic faith, then eventually directly pushed the Inquisition (an instrument to either force out non-Catholics, or force them to convert.)
Ignatius of Loyola
- Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)—In his early years, Ignatius was a soldier. He eventually left his career of soldiering and became a monk. He was able to start his own monastic order—for people that were completely & totally zealously devoted to the pope in 1534. Jesuits took a vow of poverty and chastity, and were completely devoted to battling against the forces of Reformation. The monastic order Ignatius created was called the ―Society of Jesus, also known as
Who were the first Europeans to discover the New World?
The first Europeans to discover the New World were the Vikings.
The organization of the Vikings was not such as to engage in a massive colonization effort. After all the Vikings were still raiding European cities, and attempting to win huge tracts of land in England.
Who was involved in the hundred years war?
France and England were involved in the Hundred Years War. After that, England became involved in the (Civil) Wars of the Roses,
Inflation
Inflation—Spain was bringing hordes of silver (and a
little gold) from America. This led to a general inflation across the Spanish empire. Due to inefficient taxation systems and spending policies, the Spanish government never really profited (long-term) from all this new money.
Battle of Lepanato
he Battle of Lepanto (1571), in which the navies of the “Holy League” (Spain, Venice, and the Papal States) annhilated the Ottoman Navy. However the Holy League did not press the victory, made no strategic gains, and the Ottomans quickly rebuilt their navy.
The Netherlands
The Netherlands—Had been a Hapsburg possession since the generation of Ferdinand and Isabella (longer than Spain had been Hapsburg). Was geographically separated from Spain, located on a number of crossroads between Germany, England, and France. As a result, the Reformation had taken hold there.
