Quiz 2 Flashcards
Why was it necessary to import Africans to works as slaves in Spanish Latin America?
the epidemics, warfare, and work killed native populations. they needed workers.
The treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragosa
divided the world into two halves, Spanish and Portuguese, in order to stop the two from engaging in open warfare
SE Asia trade boomed because of
abundant luxury goods, like spices, and no taxes
Which of the following best describes the reasons for the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan?
it took a number of wars and an epidemic of smallpox for the Spanish to conquer the Aztecs
Privateers were attractive to the French, Dutch, and English because
they lacked the funds to create a proper navy and attack the Spanish and Portuguese directly
Why did the Portuguese lose power in the 16th century?
they wanted to monopolize trade and society in the cities they controlled which prompted some merchants to leave the cities altogether or trade with other European powers
Castas are best understood as
the classes of South American society
The English East India Company (EEIC) differed from the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in that
the EEIC was founded not only to trade, but also to disrupt other countries’ trading and it was less centrally organized that the VOC
the encomienda system
was a way to organize labor on the basis that the Spanish could civilize and Christianize people in the Caribbean while also using them on farms and in mines
What is the connection between the quest for overseas empires and the construction of naval power?
control of the seas meant control of trade
teh Qing Dynasty became stable because of all EXCEPT
the genocide of non-Manchu people
Dutch control of the spice market suffered because
harvesting and shipping became too efficient and the spice market collapsed
Tokugawa Japan is important for all these reasons EXCEPT
massive instability and internal warfare
the Spanish were able to acquire the Philippines because of their technological superiority and
there were too many island in the Philippines archipelago; Filippinos could not effectively unify against them
What is the role of Dona Maria/La Malinche to the Spanish conquest of Mexico?
she was his interpreter, adviser, and slave
