chapter 7 section 3 outline Flashcards
prince henry was also known as
the navigator
prince henry’s first goal
was to find gold for portugal
Bartholomeu Dias rounded … (1488)
the tip of South Africa.
cape of storms
old name
cape of good hope
new name
Vasco de Gama (1498)
rounded the tip and sailed on to India
Dias’ and da Gama’s expeditions led to
an oversea route to India
monarchs that financed Colombus’ voyage
Ferdinand and Isabella
after 6 weeks of sailing; Colombus lands in Bahama Islands, where specifically..
San Salvador (Oct. 12, 1492)
Colombus called these islands this; thought he was in Asia
West Indies
applied to the people he came in contact with
Indians
Colombian exchange
new plants,animals, and minerals were discovered in the new world.
mundus novus was a
name given to the new world by Amerigo Vespucci
America got its name from
Amerigo Vespucci
Balbosa discovered what?
Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan had a ship called the Victoria. what was the Victoria famous for
it was the sole ship out of a fleet of 5 ships to successfully sailed around the world and makes it back to Europe in 1522
slave trade began when
1400s
explorers begin capturing African tribesmen for slavery
the slave trade
term that refers to the voyage of the slave ships across the Atlantic
middle passage
americas provided what in the triangular trade
manufactured goods to Europe
Europe provided what in the triangular trade
sold these manufactured goods for profit
africa did what in the triangular trade
slaves were shipped to Americas for labor.
conditions of slave ships
very little food and water
2 month voyage
what was the plantation labor’s sole purpose
hard labor
divided new lands between Spain and Portugal
Papal Line of Demarcation
Portugal got land
east of the line
Spain got land
west of the line.
moved the line farther west
Treaty of Tordesillas
because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain is going to
be able to claim lands in most of the north and South America
