Chapter 6 : Test Study Guide Flashcards
Did Columbus discover America
No, the Vikings did.
What were the 3 reasons for exploration
God, glory, gold / economic, religion, spiritual.
Once Columbus went on his journey what kind of expectations joined in the race to the Americas
Gov. Sponsored explorations
What happened to the Indians once explorers got to the Americas
They were enslaved
What goods came from America
Potatoes, cocoa, corn, tobacco
What goods came from Asia
Spices, jewels, silk, perfumes
Who originally controlled New York
The Dutch
The discovery of _______ and the plantation system led to African slave trade
Sugarcane
Where we’re most of the sugar plantations set up
Coast of Brazil
What area of Africa did local slave traders gather their slaves
Costal regions of Africa
What were the 2 non coastal regions that were permanently altered by European presence
South Africa and Mozambique
What was the foreign influence in the Sahara deser? What did it lead to?
Song tribe down fall
What religion was most dominant in Africa
Islam
What happened when the Dutch began to take over former Portuguese ports
Portuguese established mainland states
What places began to define themselves as distinct political entities during the era of the spice trade
Mainland states of Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam
