The Age Of Discovery Flashcards
Conquistador
a conqueror , especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
colony
a country or area under the full of partial political control of another country typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from the country
mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism
balance of trade
the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports
the compass
an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions , or points
joint stock company
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders
triangular trade
a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another
Columbian exchange
the widespread transfer of animals,plants, culture,human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americans and the old world in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus 1492 voyage
middle passage
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from west Africa to the west indies
treaty of tordesillas
agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th century voyagers
Henry the navigatior
an important figure in 15th century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese empire
Christopher Columbus
an Italian explorer, navigatoe,colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa
Vasco de gama
a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
Hernan cortes
spanish Conquistador who led aj expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the king of castile in the early 16th century
Zheng he
a hui court enuch,mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during china’s early ming dynasty
