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25 Cards in this Set
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treaty of toresillas |
moved line of demarcation farther west |
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copernicus |
poland scientist, theory of the earth centered around the sun |
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francisco pizarro |
spanish explorer; conquered Incan empire |
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marco polo |
writer who wrote about china and india |
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henry "the navigator" |
1415 conquered ceunta (muslim city) |
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vasco da gama |
reached india; explored east african coast |
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bartolomeu dias |
reached southern tip of africa ventured around eastern coast |
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Christopher columbus |
reached caribbean island off north america |
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ferdinand magellan |
sailed from atlantic to pacific; circumnavigated the globe |
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who was the aztec leader conquered by cortez in 1529? |
montezuma |
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define mecantilism |
national power and acquired wealth |
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what was the name given to the spanish explorers in america? |
conquistadors |
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what does a cartographer do? |
makes maps |
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what were the reasons for europeans to begin exploring the new world |
1. god 2. glory 3. gold |
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why were the africans needed in the americas by europe? |
cheap labor |
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the line of demarcation divided the new world between what two nations? |
spain and Portugal |
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what were some of the reasons the aztecs and incans were defeated by the Spanish |
1. the spanish had better weapons 2. they had horses |
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what was transported between the americas and europe in triangular trade? |
raw materials |
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what is the columbian exchange? |
Europeans bring disease, new foods and animals tothe Americas. The Indians show the Europeans new plants and culture |
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what is the encomienda exchange? |
Supplied native laborers to work on sugarplantations, other farms |
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what were some of the results of the Columbian exchange? |
1- defeat of Aztec and Incan empires 2- natives die due to disease 3- Africansenslaved & brought to the Americas |
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why did nations like Spain Portugal want to find sea routes to asia? |
theywanted to find them because asia had riches and spices that no other countrieshad. And the other countries wanted them. They also wanted silks that asia had. |
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how many african slaves were brought to the americas during Transatlantic Slave Trade? |
millions |
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which continents were involved in triangular trade? |
europe, the americas, and africa |
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the term "Middle Passage" refers to what portion of Triangular Trade |
the trip from africa to the americas
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