Lecture 14: Exploration, Trade, and Conquest Flashcards
What led to the increase of banking in the Renaissance?
the wider acceptance of usury not being bad
What are mercantilist policies?
maximize exports, minimize imports, control of key resources
What is a free enterpriser?
a merchant or an entrepreneur with freedom to engage in trade and commerce
Why were Portugal and Spain looking for ways around the Mediterranean? (2)
To not have to go through the Ottomans and Christian allies on the other side of them
What did the Portuguese do in the Indian Ocean? (3)
Established trading posts, controlled trade with naval dominance, fortified places to be able to remain
Who did the series of Spanish expeditions fall under?
Hernan Cortes
Who were Spanish crews mainly made of?
Young men, captains were usually sons of the lower aristocracy
What was the relation of the Aztecs with other groups in the area?
They were hated
True or false, the conquistadors only raised Spanish forces to further conquest and beat the Aztecs
False, they also raised indigenous forces
What three places were linked by trade, mainly (think triangle image)
Europe, the Americas, and West Africa
What did Africa send to the Americas?
slaves
What did Africa send to Europe?
gold, ivory, and spices
What did the Americas send to Europe?
Wood, sugar, rum, furs, etc.
What did Europe send to Africa?
Guns, cloth, iron
What did Europe send to the Americas?
Manufactured goods and luxuries
What was the closed colonial trade
Colonies could only buy things from their colonizer, who wanted high exports and low imports
True or false: Japan and China sought to limit trade with European powers
True
Which country conquered the Philipines in the mid 1500s?
Spain
True or false: christianity and missionaries did not follow after expeditions and colonies
False
