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The Age of Exploration Flashcards

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What two things got people interested in the AGE OF EXPLORATION?

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12th Century Renaissance and Prester John

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Who was PRESTER JOHN?

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An unknown person who claimed to be Christan Priestly King; stood as a beacon of hope to Europe for multiple centuries

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Why did the Reconquista ending help expand the Age of Exploration?

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unneeded Spanish soldiers were sent to go explore and other countries did the same

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What were some of the motives for the Age of Exploration?

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the desire for wealth and the renaissance spirit of question

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What was Ptolemy’s 2nd-century book Geografia?

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It described the map of the world and helped make much better maps

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Who helped map much of the African Coast?

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Prince Henry the Navigator (explored western Africa coast for Portugal)

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Who sailed to India in 1497 end established helped make Portugal a trading empire around the Indian Ocean?

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Vasco De Gana

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Who funded Christopher Columbus’ voyage west?

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Queen Isabela of Spain

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Why did Columbus sail west?

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He thought he could sail straight to India

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Why did Spain fund Columbus?

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Reconquista/ crusading spirit, Spain competition with Portugal

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What was the LINE OF DEMARCATION?

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A line set by the pope splitting the non-European world into two zones; east for Portugal and west for Spain

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Who’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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What was the Northwest Passage English, Dutch, and French explorers were looking for?

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A passage to Asia cutting through northwest North America (there is no such passage)

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Who set up the first outpost in Africa and took over the thriving east Africa trade network?

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The Portuguese

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What was the Atlantic slave trade?

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European and African slave traders shipped loads of enslaved Africans to go work in the Americas; the Americas needed free labor mainly for plantations

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How did the Atlantic slave trade triangular trade work?

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1st: Slaves from Africa were brought to the Americas
2nd: Raw goods found in the Americas were shipped to Europe
3rd: Manufactured goods (ex. guns) were shipped to Africa from Europe

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Why did some African states assist in the slave trade?

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They gained power and other things

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Who were two important figures that tried to resist the slave trade?

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Affonso I of Kongo (1505); Almony of Futu Toro (18th century)- ruler of Futu Toro

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What are ENCOMIENDAS?

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plantation systems that needed lots of labor- usually slave labor, although run by Spanish

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How did Europeans try to modernize Spanish America?

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They tried to make Spanish colines like Europe

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How did Spanish colines make lots of money?

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Mining

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What was one of the most important mines to the Spanish?

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Potosi- a place with many major silver mines

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What was the global exchange during the Age of Exploration?

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Europeans brought new foods and animals to Americas and brought new foods and animals back to Europe

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How did this global exchange impact the population of Europe?

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new food and crops from Americas helped the population grow and it sparked the Columbian Exchange- migration of millions of people

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What was the commercial revolution during the time?

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the price of many things rose in Europe (inflation)- The Price Revolution; Captialsim grew- grown by expanded trade + overseas colonies

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What was MERCANTILISM?

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an economic policy aimed at strengthening European countries’ natural economies; urged rulers to adopt policies to increase national wealth and government revenues

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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

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His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe; sailed for Portugal in 1522

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