unit 4- Transoceanic interconnections

Question 1

worm examples of historical developments are..?

Answer 1

production of new tools
innovations of ship designs
improved understanding of regional wind and currents patterns- all make transoceanic travel and trade possible

Question 2

ship designs

Answer 2

caravel
carrack
fluyt

Question 3

some examples of European technological developments are..

Answer 3

lateen sail
compass
astronomical charts

Question 4

what time did maritime exploration occur?

Answer 4

1450- 1750

Question 5

portuguese development of maritime technology and navigational skills led to?

Answer 5

increased travel and trade with africa and asia

Question 6

what is the colombian exchange?

Answer 6

the new connections between the eastern and western hemispheres resulted in the exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases

Question 7

European colonization in the americas led to

Answer 7

the unintentional transfer of diseases, including mosquitos and rats

Question 8

which hemisphere did disease spread to?

Answer 8

Eastern hemisphere

Question 9

what were some disease spread in the eastern hemisphere?

Answer 9

smallpox, measles, and malaria

Question 10

where were cash crops grown?

Answer 10

on plantations with coerced labor

Question 11

where were cash crops exported?

Answer 11

mostly to Europe and the Middle east

Question 12

what was brought by the europeans to the americas?

Answer 12

fruit trees, grains, sugar, and domesticated animals

Question 13

what are some examples of domestic animals?

Answer 13

horses, pigs, and cattle

Question 14

what are some foods brought by african slaves?

Answer 14

okra and rice

Question 15

what states established maritime empires?

Answer 15

Europe, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, and the British

Question 16

what did newly developed colonial economies in the americas largely depend on?

Answer 16

agriculture
utilized existing labor systems-Incan mit’a
new labor systems- chattel slavery, indentured servitude, eco mienta and hacienda systems

Question 17

the growth of the plantation economy increased

Answer 17

the demand for slaves in the americas

Question 18

the atlantic trading system involved the movement of

Answer 18

goods, wealth, and labor including slaves

Question 19

when the demand for food increased the demand for

Answer 19

peasants and artisan labor increased

Question 20

wool and linen came from?

Answer 20

western Europe

Question 21

cotton came from?

Answer 21

india

Question 22

silk came from?

Answer 22

China