Trade Networks
This trade network connected East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
Silk Roads
This Chinese admiral led voyages that displayed Ming power and encouraged tribute.
Zheng He
Columbus sailed west in 1492 hoping to reach this region’s trade networks.
Asia
This term describes the movement of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Columbian Exchange
These crops' expansion increased the plantation owner's demand for enslaved labor
Cash Crops
This term means trade by sea using ships and ports.
Maritime trade
The three G's of Exploration motivation are
God,
Gold,
Glory
This term means establishing settlements and outside control over a region and its people.
Colonization
This American crop became an important food in Europe.
Potato
This term names the forced Atlantic voyage of enslaved Africans to the Americas
Middle Passage
These seasonal winds helped merchants plan Indian Ocean voyages.
Monsoons
This instrument used the Sun or stars to help sailors determine latitude.
Mariner’s astrolabe
Along with weapons and Indigenous allies, this helped the Spanish conquer native populations
Disease
Is the new Call of Duty worth the money?
Yes/No
In many colonies, children inherited their enslaved status from...
Parents/race
This belief system spread from India through Central Asia into China along trade routes.
Buddhism
Dias rounded southern Africa in 1488. Ten years later, this explorer reached Calicut, India.
Vasco da Gama
This Spanish system granted colonists rights to Indigenous labor in exchange for claimed protection and religious conversion.
Encomienda
Horses, cows, pigs, and chickens are native to?
Old World
True/false - Enslaved Africans often chose suicide instead of slavery.
True
Explain how geography shaped both Silk Roads travel and Indian Ocean trade.
Deserts and mountains made oases and passes important overland; seasonal winds shaped the timing of sea voyages.
Explain the difference between a motive and a means for exploration, using an example of each.
A motive is why: seeking spice profits. A means is how: navigation tools, ships, or funding. Accept other accurate examples.
Sweet Potato, Zucchini, and Frittata are the names of...
Mr. Blumstein's rats
Explain how the Columbian Exchanged benefitted Europeans and harmed Indigenous Americans
Population
Food
Cash Crops
Mr. Blumstein's favorite student in 3rd period
Keylin