Midterm- Age of Exploration Flashcards
Circumnavigation
To sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation
Conquistadors
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
Triangular Trade/ Middle Passage
Indicating trade among three ports of reigons
Columbian Exchange
Widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries
Commercial Revolution
Period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism, which lasted from the 13th century to the 18th century
Joint Stock Company
A company whose stock is owned jointly by share holders
Mercantilism
The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
Colonialism
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over a country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
Exploitation
The action of making use of and benefiting from resources
Christopher Columbus
Spanish explorer who is mainly remembered for his discovery of the “New World”
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer who organized the first Spanish expedition; resulted in the first circumnavigation of the earth
Hernan Cortes
Led expedition which led to the fall of the Aztec empire. Man who won Mexico for Spain
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro González was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire. Pizarro González was born in Trujillo, Spain, the illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, an infantry colonel, and Francisca González, a woman of poor means.
