Geography Flashcards
When did Columbus discover the New World
1492
Who was first to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
What system did the Spanish use to attempt to keep native Americans enslaved?
the Encomienda system
What was David Hume’s view of slavery?
asserted that scientific developments of the modern era had proved Africans to be inferior to Europeans given their geographical origins, which he used to justify their enslavement
What did Voltaire portray in his book?
an accurate description of what life is like for slaves in South America
What was one of the causes for the decline of the Spanish Empire
inflations from importation of silver from New world, flooded market with new coins, but then supply decreased due to overexploitation in America - decreased power in the Atlantic World
historian: historians and anthropologists have long recognised the intricate linkage between Atlantic slavery, the spread of the European capitalist system and the main of empires, major drivers of the economic growth
Deborah L. Mack
