Exploration And Early Civilization Flashcards
Henry Hudson
Explored what would later be named the Hudson River.
Many voyages before that were unsuccessful. Dutch grew interested and he reached New York
Hernando Cortez
Captured and defeated the Aztecs
Henry the Navigator
First to suggest a route around Africa to Asia
Francisco Pizaro
Conquered and defeated the Inca’s in Peru
Bartholamew Diaz and Vasco da Gama
First to sail around Africa to India
Peter Stuyvesant
Arrives in New Amsterdam as governor of New Netherland
Conquistadors
Conquerers
Columbian Exchange
The exchange from goods in the new world to the new world and from the new world to the old world
Age of Discovery
1450-1650
The age where people discover America
Colony
An area of land that is being controlled by another area of land
Crusades
Holy wars
Northwest Passage
Water route through or around North America
Primary source
A written source from the perspective of a witness or the actual person
Middle Passage
500 A.D.- 1350 AD
Where slaves where brought from Africa to the English colonies against their will.
The three Gs
Gold
Glory
God
Patroon system of landownership
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Printing Press
A new invention to type with
Renaissance
The development of new technologies a new system of astronomy, many philosophers and artists. Rebirth of classical learning
Missionaries
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Causes of exploration
Empires wanting more power and riches. Empires wanting everyone to believe in their religion.
Countries that colonized in North and South America
France, Spain, Netherlands (Dutch), Portugal: England
French, Spanish, and Dutch settlement and colonization locations
French: Mississippi River St. Laurence River St. Laurence Quebec Champlain River Spain: West Indies Central America Mexico South west America Netherlands: New York River New Amsterdam England: Newfoundland
Cristopher Columbus
Lands in West Indies and claims it for Spain
