questions to know Flashcards
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What were some reasons Europeans went exploring during the Age of Exploration? (Do not just say “God, Gold, Glory.” Be more thorough
- Set out on voyages to find fame and glory thoughts they would find a great discovery to give honor to their name
- Hoped to find a faster route to Asia silk road had become dangerous and time consuming
- New technology compass from china, astrolabe, better shipbuilding
How was the Age of Exploration related to the Protestant Reformation (2 ways)?
- Different countries and religions want to spread to new areas, which leads to competition in exploration
- People who were persecuted for their religion wanted a place to worship freely, also groups like jesuits wanted to spread their faith
Why was it reasonably easy for the Europeans to take over most of the Americas pretty quickly?
Europeans had Guns, horses, diseases
If you had been a Native in an area being explored and colonized by the Europeans, which country would have been the best to be taken over by? Which would have been the worst? EXPLAIN Why?
France would’ve been the best because they saw the natives as a traders
Spain would be the worst because of the encomienda system
What was the Encomienda system? Why did Europeans think it was fine? What were the actual results?
- The encomienda system was when colonists would be given a certain amount of land and native Americans to work for them as long as they taught the Native Americans about christianity.
- Europeans thought it was fine because they were teaching the Native Americans about christianity
- The results were that because of diseases being spread by the Europeans many Natives died.
What was the importance of the French and Indian War (also called 7 Years War) in 1763?
French surrendered, yielding to England not only Canada but all French territory east of the Mississippi River
How was the Age of Exploration (and colonization) related to the rise of Capitalism?
During the Age of Exploration, wealthy “Capitalists” looking to make money will help drive exploration and Colonization. Lots of money to be made investing in overseas ventures
What was the Columbian Exchange and how did it affect Europe, Africa, and the Americas? Who benefited more?
Europe to Africa goods like guns, iron goods, rum
What moved from Africa to the Americas ensalved human beings
What moved from the Americas to Europe raw materials and goods grown on plantations (rice, cotton, sugar)
How were both Europeans and Africans guilty in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Some slaves were supplied by African rulers in exchange for European firearms or other goods.
The Spanish considered themselves to be good Catholics. How can they justify the way they treated the Native Americans if they were good Catholics? EXPLAIN
They justified the way the treated the native americans because they taught them about their religious beliefs
2 more reasons for the Age of Exploration and Colonization
MERCANTILISM and CAPITALISM
What was the atlantic slave trade and how did it affect Europe
- Enormous profits on every part
- Not really a ton of slavery
What was the atlantic slave trade and how did it affect Africa?
- Devastated local economies lost generations of young men
15-20 million humans were enslaved - Created ethnic rivalries that exist to this day
- Kingdoms who based their economy on the slave trade went broke and were taken over when slave trade ended
What was the Atlantic slave trade and how did it affect Americas?
- American ecomines(including ours) were built on the backs of african slaves
- African culture was brought to the americans (african diaspora)
Enormous profits for plantation owners - Racist ideology that still exists today
