Elizabethan era adventures Flashcards
what is the Algonquian
one of the largest Native American peoples
who ruled Algonquian
were united by a common language
ruled over by a different chief
who ruled secotan
Wingina
how did the Algonquian make a living
women and girls grew crops
boys and men hunted and fished
what did the Algonquian believe in
did not believe in individual Gods
believed in a Great Spirit inhabited the entire universe
who were the Mughal empire
most powerful and wealthy empire in India
who was the leader of the Mughal empire
the emperor Akbar the great
what did the Mughals believe in
Akbar the great was a Muslim but there were also a lot of Hindus and Sikhs
how did the Mughals make a living
farmers as the land was very fertile
many people lived in poverty
what was Roanoke
the first British colony in North America but it failed
what motivated Walter Raleigh to establish Roanoke
wealth
Elizabeth
Spain
Royal support
why did wealth motivate Walter Raleigh
wanted to find gold and silver in North America
why did Elizabeth motivate Walter Raleigh
hoped that his new colony would earn him patronage from the Queen
why did Spain motivate Walter Raleigh
wanted to challenge the power of catholic Spain
why did royal support motivate Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth gave Raleigh permission to take land in North America
what happened in 1587
117 English settlers arrived on Roanoke island but had lost most of their supplies
who did the settlers rely on for help
Algonquian village called Secotan led by chief Wingina
how did the Algonquians respond to the settlers
they were nice at first but then told to attack the Brits
what happened to 1590
some settlers returned for supplies and when they got back with the supplies the colony was deserted
why did the colony fail
settlers lost their supplies and seeds on the journey
the settlers had a poor relationship with the Algonquian
boats bringing supplies were delayed by the Spanish armada
what did the adventurers achieve
brought back new products such as potatoes and tobacco
gained valuable knowledge
what motivated journeys to the east
Wealth
Spain
Royal support
why did Wealth motivate journeys to the east
increased wealth of gentry created a demand for luxury goods such as spices
why did Spain motivate journeys to the east
although Portuguese merchants imported luxury goods from India. Portugal was invaded by Spain in 1580
why did the Royal support motivate journeys to the east
Elizabeth supported trade with the east by writing letters to the Mughal Emperor
what did the English adventurers achieve
brought new goods like spices and cotton
gained valuable knowledge of India
the East India company became most powerful company in the world by 1800
what happened to Ralph Fitch’s expedition
in the 1580s, Ralph Fitch travelled to India by land and saw the wealth of Mughal Empire
what happened for the Dutch success
in 1599 a Dutch fleet returned to the Netherlands with hundreds of tons pf spices
what happened in the first voyage
in 1602 the East India company successful set up a factory or trading post- on the island of Java and brought back spices and other goods
who was the East India company
in 1600 a group of merchants set up a company to trade with India
