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When did people begin to move from rural areas into centralized cities? |
As the world transitioned to market economies where social systems were now based on division of labor in which prices of goods and services were determined by a free money system set up by supply and demand. |
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What were 6 Navigational Advancements during this time that helped new sailing voyages commence? |
1. Chinese sternpost rudders 2. Lateen sails that would catch winds from the sides and behind. 3. Chinese magnetic compasses 4. Greek and Persian Astrolabes- direction using latitude from angle of the sun or N. star 5. Cartography- more accurate maps 6. Caravels- new ship model that was 65ft, could carry 130 tons and was fitted with cannons and rifles. |
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Why did Europeans begin to travel? (3 G's) |
Expand Christianity and Trade (God, Glory, and Gold) |
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By the 1400's what did many European kingdoms desire to find? |
An all-water trade route to Asia. |
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Who led an expedition that sailed from Portugal to Calicut- technically first to discover an all-water route to East Asia around the bottom of Africa? |
Vasco de Gama |
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Who decided to sail west to find an all-water route to E. Asia? Where did he land instead? |
Christopher Columbus, landed in the Bahamas in 1492. |
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Did Columbus believe he'd reached the New World or E. Asia? |
Columbus died, after visiting America three more times, still convinced he'd found the new all-water route to E. Asia. |
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Who made the same voyage and claimed that Columbus was wrong? |
Amerigo Vespucci became the first man to argue that Columbus had not discovered an all-water route but rather a whole New World! |
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Who set sail in 1519 from Spain to find the all-water route Columbus had not found? |
Ferdinand Magellan |
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What did 1st part of Magellan's voyage consist of? |
He began with 5 ships, said to S. America and tried to find water passage to allow them to cross. Found the bottom tip of S. America and discovered straight later named Straight of Magellan to pass through. He lost 2 ships in that, then 3 ships and crew continued into a calm body of water he re-named The Pacific Ocean. |
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Where did Magellan die along the voyage? |
In the Philippines Magellan was murdered by a native tribe. |
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What happened to the rest of Magellan's crew after his death? |
The crew was able to escape and continue the expedition back to Spain. |
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When Magellan's crew arrive back to Spain? |
In 1522, after 3 years at sea, 18 survivors on one ship retired to Spain! |
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Magellan's voyage was the first time a group of sailors had circumnavigated the Earth. What did this prove? |
1. World was round and much larger than anyone believed.
2. World's oceans were connected 3. Christopher Columbus did intact discover a new landmass. |
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What is the Treaty of Tordesillas? |
An agreement made between Portugal and Spain basically drew a line and said that Spain had control of lands west of the line, and Portugal has control of lands east of the line. |
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What was triangular trade? |
Trade between the Americas, Europe and Africa. New World would send over sugar cotton and tobacco to Europe, who would send over manufactured goods like weapons, clothes and rum to Africa, and then Africa would send slaves to the new world. |
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What was the Columbian exchange? |
1. Europeans introduce Native Americans to wheat, grapes, livestock, horses, new languages, Christianity and diseases. 2. Native Americans introduced Europeans to corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, chocolate and diseases. 3. Asians and Africans introduced Europeans and Native Americans to bananas, coffee, tea, sugarcane, ivory, perfumes, silks, gems and diseases. |
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What were the long term positive consequences of Columbian Exchange? |
1. Population growth with newly discovered crops like potato 2. Corn helped support growing population in Asia and Africa 3. Cultural Diffusion- support of movement of people and cultures from continent to continent (new languages, spread of Christianity) |
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What were the long term negative consequences of Columbian Exchange? |
1. Decline of Native American population in Americas due to disease 2. Slave Trade |
