History - Age of Explorationn Flashcards
When was A o E
1400-1700
What was A o E
European explorers travelling the world to find new trade routes and to conquer land.
Where was A o E
came from Europe, explored everywhere in the world
Why was A o E
wanted better trade routes and land
better trade =
better land =
better economy
more power
Sources of A o E
- better ships & sails
- trade routes
- empires
- new navigational instruments
- religion & culture
- explorers
- better maps
- gun powder & guns
- wealthy people
Christopher Columbus
- find a sea route to Asia
- first European to land on south America
- had the Spanish king and queen favour
Sources - Aztec Empire
- religion
- army
- society
- economy
cause =
consequence =
*cause = before
*consequence = after
Spanish Leader
Hernan Cortez
Elite Aztec warriors represented…
jaguars
captial of Aztec empire
Tenochtitlan
shape of Aztec temples
pyramids
if the Aztecs didn’t sacrifice anyone the sun would not rise, ending the world (yes no)
yes
when was the golden age of piracy
1650AD - 1720AD
reasons why there was a golden age of piracy
freedom
economic
social
name of the base of the pirates
Nassau - the pirate republic
Nassau
- Caribbean sea
- waters were shallow
Who was in the race to the south pole
Scott & amundsen
Amundsen
- won (first person to the south pole)
- norweigen
Scott
- lost & died
- remembered for heroism & bravery
- thought process was not good
Scramble for Africa
- when European countries colonized almost all of africa
- 1880-1914
reasons for the Scramble for africa
- economic
- humanitarian
- nationalism
- religion
description questions
- stick to the question
- full sentence, 4 sentences max
- points are relevant
- get straight to the point
- 4 reason/3 point, 1 elaboration
explanation questions
- 1 paragraph for 1 point
- directly answer, easy
- P.E.E.L, structure your answer
- link back to the question
message question
- annotate the cartoon on the exam paper
- what is the cartoonist trying to tell u
(different angles) - “this is shown by”
extracting information from sources question
- read through the source carefully
- underline 3 points that help answer the question
- write in own words
- 6 mins on this q
