exploration jeapordy Flashcards
What did explorers use to justify going on voyages
God, Glory, Gold
Which country led the charge in exploration
Portugal
Which country did Columbus sail for
Spain
Why were European countries looking for new trade routes to Asia
Quicker routes
What were the goods that Europeans wanted to get from Asia
Silk, Spices, Porcelain, rice
Which English colony were the Pilgrims trying to go to
Jamestown
Which crop from North America did Europeans develop a liking for
Tobacco
Which country colonized Brazil
Portugal
What was portugal’s main crop
Sugar
Name one of the reasons why Cortes and his men were able to defeat the Aztecs
Disease, weapons, armor, and horses
Who was the Conquistador that conquered the Incan population
Pizarro
What was the most profitable leg on the triangle trade
Middle Passage
What were the Portuguese first looking for in Africa when setting up ports
resources
Why was there a need to start using Africans as slaves
cheap labor
Which country would end up dominating the slave trade
England
Name 2 things that Europeans brought to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange
disease, slaves, guns, weapons
Which religious group instituted slavery before the Europeans got to Africa
Muslims
Which explorer named the pacific ocean
Ferdinand Magellan
What were Europeans’ goal with mercantilism
Be self sufficient, export more than import
Where is the strait of Magellan
Southern tip of South America
What specific thing did Cortes do to the native woman who was translating for him
Malinche to now Dona Marina
