Chapter 16 Deck One Flashcards
List three results of the commercial revolution
Expansion world trade
Development of a market economy
Expansion of European influence over seas
A major result of the age of exploration was what?
The end of regional isolation in the beginning of a period of European global domination
The commercial revolution in Western Europe led directly to what?
Expansion of European influence over seas
Which system developed as a result of the commercial revolution?
Market economy
In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native people lead to what?
The importation of slaves from Africa
Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because the Japanese in the Chinese did what?
They believed they would receive no benefit from increased contact with Europeans
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca empires rapidly is that they___
The Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did
Which conclusion can be drawn from a study of the early civilizations of Axum, Kush, Mali and Songhai
These societies had a long and rich history before their first contact with Europeans
Describe the policy of mercantilism followed by Spanish colonial rulers in Latin America
The colonies were required to provide raw materials to Spain and to purchase Spanish manufactured goods
The influence of African culture on some areas of Latin America was largely a result of the___
Atlantic slave trade
In many Latin American nations, a major effect of colonial rule has been what?
Concentration of power in a small group of landowners
Spains colonial policy of mercantilism affected the development of Latin American nations by promoting what?
The production of raw materials and cash crops
List three results of the European conquest of Latin America
Large numbers of African slaves were imported
Concentration of power in a small group of landowners
Spanish became the major spoken language
In colonial Latin America, the main purpose of the encomienda system was to
Provide a steady labor supply for early colonists
According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be what?
Acquired as markets and sources of raw materials
