History Test Flashcards
What was the age of discovery
the era when Europeans traveled around the world and established settlements in different countries
Silk Road
It allowed Europeans to get silk, jade, gold, tea, spices, and more
Traveled often by Marco Polo
When And why did the silk road close
it closed in 1453
because of the fall of Constantinople
Who was Christopher Columbus inspired by
Ptolemy, Marco Polo, and Pliny
What was Columbus’s job
he worked as a merchant sailor
What was the only violent tribe
Ciguayo
What launched the era of European exploration
Columbus telling tales of “the new world”
What did Columbus do after his first voyage
Went on three more voyages
Was governor of the West Indies
What year did Columbus die
1506
What president started Columbus day
President Benjamin Harrison In 1892
What tribes formed the triple allience
Tenochtitlan , Texoco, Tlacopan, in 1428
was it hard to justify violence against inoccent people
yes
was everyone ok with slavery
No
who said violence was ok as long as they were converted
Pope Alexander VI
what lead to the Encomienda system
Conquistadores caring more about riches from slaves then saving souls
Who toured the Aztec empirer and befriends the Aztecs enemies that lead to the Cholula Massacre
Hernan Cortes
when did the triple alliance leaders get killed
in 1520 In Tenochtitlan
La Noche Triste
the Spanish and their allies were forced out of Tenochtitlan
What epidemic killed many
smallpox
What siege did the Aztecs surrender to
1521 siege of Tenochtitlan
what was Cortes granted after defeating the Aztec Empire
land in Mexico and built a grand estate and monuments of himself
did Cortes die rich or penniless
penniless
what parts of the Americas did Portugal claim
Some parts of Canada, Most of the eastern south America
what country imported millions of enslaved people to work in plantations
Portugal
