Europe Emerging
This religion began to spread rapidly in the 600s C.E. and end Western Europe's Isolation.
Islam
Enabled quick production of books & maps
Printing press
Columbus thought he had reached what continent?
Asia
Name 1 outcome of the Columbian Exchange
new foods, trade, diseases, etc.
Colonies grew and sold _____ crops
cash crops
When European monarchs rose to power, they sought to find new sea routes to ________.
Asia
Practice of drawing maps
Cartography
Country that led the way for European exploration
Portugal (Prince Henry)
Initially, the Spanish had enslaved __________ to work in the mines and on plantations
Native peoples
Under mercantilism, a country's power depends on their ________
wealth
Unexpected outcome of The Crusades
European and Arab merchants began trading
Measured the positions of stars, which allowed sailors to find their ship’s latitude
Astrolabe
Spain
smallpox & influenza
Under mercantilism, the belief is that colonies exist to benefit their _____________
home/mother country
The series of expeditions launched by Europeans, with the purpose of reclaiming Christian holy sites.
Crusades
Allowed sailors to accurately determine the direction they wanted to go in
Compass
What part of the Americas did Columbus reach?
Central America
African slavery
Which 2 countries were the first to become wealthy from their colonies
Spain and Portugal
Cultural movement that sparked a growing interest in learning and revisiting classical works; "rebirth" in French
The Renaissance
New ships that could hold more cargo
Caravel
3 Gs
God, Gold, Goods or Glory
Name for the crossing from Africa to the Americas (across the Atlantic)
Middle Passage; Transatlantic Slave Trade; Triangle Trade
Under mercantilism, countries believed in maximizing _______ and minimizing _______
exports, imports