Unit 2 : Age of Global Exploration Flashcards
Who was Prince Henry of Portugal?
Portuguese navigator that never ventured, yet had a quest to find new land and to spread christianity
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
Portuguese explorer that ventured down the coast of Africa.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
Portuguese explorer that explored the east coast of Africa. Traveled down to India and ofund spices, silk and gems
What was the Treaty of Tordesillasas?
A treaty signed in 1494 by Spain and Portugal to honor the “line” that marks teritoral land of south america
What was the Line of Demarcation?
one specific line drawn along a meridian in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 to divide new lands claimed by Portugal from those of Spain.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
An Italian explorer. On his way which he thought were the West Indies, landed on Cuba in search for gold, and to spread christianity.
What was the encomienda system?
labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples.
Who was Hernado Cortes?
A spanish voyager that laned on the shores of mexico in 1519. Capture Aztec emperor, stole gold, killed millions of Aztecs
What is a colony?
Lands that are controlled by another nation
Who is Moctezuma?
The aztec Emperor that was caputred by cortes and
What are conquistadors?
Spanish or portugeues explorers
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Incan empire and destroyed its culture ,economy and society.
Who was Atahualpa?
The Incan emperor
Held in captivity by Pizzaro
What was the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas.
Between 1500-1600 300,000 Africans were transported to the americas.
What was the Triangular trade?
Africans that were transported to the americas| Europens transported manufactured goods to the west coast of africa. | Raw Matterials were brought from the west indies to europe.
What was the Middle Passage?
The voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies and later to North and South America
What was Indentured servitude?
A system of labor by which a person could work to pay off the cost of coming to the Americas.
The Negatives and Positives of the Columbian Exchange
Negatives
-Disease
-Famine from relaying on certian foods
-new plants contaminated soil
Positives
-New livestock to help with farming
-Introduction to new plants
- Helped people live longer with the help of nutrients
What is capitalism?
An econiomic system based on a private ownership and the invesment of resources , such as money, for profit.
What is mercantilism?
A country’s main power mainly depened on its wealth
What is the Favorable balance of trade?
Sold more goods than it bought
What was the colonial casta system?
socio-racial classification imposed by Spanish colonial rule, designed to maintain a hierarchy based on ancestry
Social ranking system from spain
Peninsulares: Born in Spain or Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)
Creoles: Born in Americas; 100% European descent
Mestizos: European and Native American descent
Mulattoes: European and African descent
Native Americans: Aztec, Maya, Inca, etc.
