Vocab
Refers to the period from the 15th to the 17th century when European nations embarked on overseas voyages to discover new lands, trade routes, and expand their empires.
What is the belief in the superiority and unity of one's nation, often accompanied by the desire for independence or self-governance?
What is nationalism
He established the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church.
Who is Henry Vlll
He thought had sailed to Japan, but actually reached parts of the Caribbean
Christopher Columbus
True or False:
Protestants refer to all those who broke away from the Catholic Church
True
The policy or practice of increasing a country's territory or influence through colonization, military conquest, or economic control.
What is expansionism
Which 2 countries started exploring and expansionism first?
What is Spain and Portugal
What was the 16th-century religious movement that challenged the practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the formation of new Christian denominations?
What is the protestant reformation
A Portuguese prince who perfected sailing techniques and practices used by many explorers.
Who is Henry the Navigator
What is the term for the cultural and economic phenomenon where increasing demand for goods and services drives the growth of industries and markets?
What is consumerism
the belief that one's own culture or group is superior to others and judging other cultures based on one's own cultural standards.
What is ethnocentrism
This country funded exploration to the New World which included Newfoundland
What is France
What country did the pope decide to give the coast of Africa and India to?
What is Portugal
The first thought person to circumnavigate the world
Who is Ferdinand Magallan
What happened to the indigenous peoples when explorers like Christopher Columbus arrived in the late 15th century?
What is Indigenous peoples faced violent conflict, the spread of diseases to which they had no immunity, forced labor, enslavement, and significant disruption of their cultures and societies
A policy or ideology in which a country extends its power, control, or influence over other nations or territories, often through colonization, military force, or economic dominance.
What is Imperialism
What did all countries see as a benefit and a major motivator to continue exploring
What is exploration was a way of increasing wealth and power
How did the printing press enable religious reform?
What is people were able to spread their ideas and perspectives on religion easily as they could use the printing press to print books on their views
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, reaching the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
Who is Bartolomeu Diaz?
False
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, culture, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres following Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas in the late 15th century.
What is the Columbian Exchange
What were some key factors that led to the formation of countries?
What are political power shifting to urban areas, the development of a common historical culture through the printing press, and the use of gunpowder by monarchs to exert control over people
True or False:
Leaders of the time would use religion to build political power by appealing to the common beliefs
True
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to successfully sail from Europe to India, opening a new sea route to Asia in 1498?
Who is De Gama
What are 5 Western Worldview's that developed out of the Renaissance?
What is
- Importance of the individual (humanism)
- High material standard of living
- Importance of education
- Governments based on democracy
- Laws that guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens