Exploration Flashcards
Vasco de Gama
First European to travel to India by boat; went around Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
The Triangle Trade
The loose trade agreement between Africa, The New World, and Europe
Africa - Slaves to New World
New World - raw materials to Europe
Europe - Manufactured goods to Africa
Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince that helped them expand their interest and resources in exploration
bartholomew dias
Portuguese explorer who showed that going around Africa can get to India; turned around because of threats from crew
Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty with Spain and Portugal that split the New World in half (part of South America and all of North America for Portugal and the rest of South America for Spain)
Hernán Cortés
Caused the fall of the Aztec empire
The native empires fell because
- they were not immune to European diseases
- they were not as advanced in technology
- they were unfamiliar with horses
Ferdinand Magellan
first person to circumnavigate the globe, but died on the trip (so not really first)
Columbus
Discovered the Americas but he thought it was Asia
Columbian exchange
the first exchange of goods/products between New World and Europe (animals/cattle, food, diseases)
Joint-stock company
a company that is owned by many shareholders; becomes popular with he growth of exploration
Prince Revolution
because of the excess amount of products from the New World there was significant inflation causing the price revolution
Mercantilism
the belief in profitable trading; commercialism
The middle Passage
the trip/route slave ships took from Africa to Americas; lasted several weeks and the trip alone was deadly with harsh conditions
