vocab part 3 Flashcards
Columbus
dure the age of explortation he saild west from europe and landed in the bahamas
Age of exploration
a period or euopeon cultural artistic political and econimic rebirth following the middle ages generally descibed as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century the renaissance promted the rediscovery of classical philosophy literature and art
Sovereign
self governing and independent
Circumnavigate
to sail around the world
cultural diffusion
the spread of culture,ideas and inventions from one society to another
the great dying
the term for extermination of native cultures following european contact
Conquistador
the term for spanish conquerors
the columbian exchange
the transfer of plants,animals, and desises between the eastern and western hemisphere
The middle passage
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from west africa to the west indies
the triangulaer trade
a pattern of trade that involved slaves from africa to the americas,raw materials from the amercas to europe a finished goods from europe to africa and the americas