Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Technically what European people were the first to set foot in the new world?
The Vikings
Why do they not get credit for finding the new world?
There were a quite few and the few small settlements that had been found did not last.
Before the 1400s, what route was the most used for trade between Europe and India and China?
The Silk Road
Who sailed around the tip of Africa and made it all the way to India for Portugal?
Vasco De Gama
When Portugal found a water route to Asia, what impact did that have on Spain after they heard Columbus’s proposal to sail west to get to Asia?
The discovery of a water route to Asia by the Portuguese led to the treaty of Tordesillas in 1994, which divided the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Portugal
Where was Columbus from ?
Genoa, Italy
Who was he sailing for as he sailed toward the new world?
Christopher Columbus
What was the impact on the people in the new world when Columbus landed and started exploring the Caribbean Islands?
Initiating the genocide of Hispaniola’s indigenous Arawak population.
Why did Columbus name the people of the new world Indians?
He thought he had found a new route to the East.
In the 1400s when products from Asia were in great demand but there was only a small supply of those products, what was their value in Europe?
Luxury goods
Were European products in demand in Asia?
Yes
What recent inventions and advances helped Europeans explore the world?
Astrolabe and magnetic compass
Why was the Portuguese prince Henry the navigator famous during the times exploration if he was t actually an explorer?
Hebert funded and planned expedition to satisfy his curiosity, expand the territory and wealth Portugal, and to spread Christianity.
What was transported from Europe to Africa?
Arms, textiles and wine
What was transported from Africa to the new world?
The slaves
What was transported from the new world to Europe?
Corn Maize), potatoes, cassava, and sweet potatoes, together with secondary food crops such as tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkin, squashes, pineapples, and chili peppers.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
He exchange of plants, animals, diseases, ideas, and people between the Americas and the old world (Europe, Asia and Africa) that began in the 15th century.
What was the Columbian exchange?
He exchange of plants, animals, diseases, ideas, and people between the Americas and the old world (Europe, Asia and Africa) that began in the 15th century.
Who endured the most suffering when diseases were transported across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Native people of the Americas had no such immunities. Adults and children were alike were stricken by numerous viral epidemics.
What was the long term impact of the Slave Trade on Africa even after it ended?
The evidence suggests that it has affected a wide range of important outcomes.
What two rivers did French explorers concentrate their exploration of North America?
Lawrence and Mississippi River
What was the impact of the seven years war on the colonies that now make up the United States and Canada?
Laid the bicultural foundations on modern Canada.
Later in the 1800s how did the United States gain control over French territory between Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains?
The Louisiana purchased encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1830 for $15million.
What was the impact of England destroying nearly half the Spanish Armada?
Launched Elizabeth onto the global stage.
What was the earliest permanent settlement in the English colonies?
Jamestown, Virginia
Which of the three main Native American Empires held out the longest against the Spanish?
Aztec, Maya, and Inca
In the Mayan culture the gods they worshiped were all connected to what?
The maya believed that their gods were responsible for the success or failure of their crops.
