What role did technology play in European conquest and exploration?
Technology had a huge part in European conquest and exploration, they used ships to travel to the east coast of the Americas and further conquer.
What is the relationship between mercantilism and colonialism?
The relationship between mercantilism and colonialism is that through colonialism, you can get maximum profit by forcing people to sell–or just give–goods to you at the lowest price possible and then you can export them for money.
Compare and contrast forced labor across the world during this time period.
How and why did China and Japan change (ESPN) during this time?
Economically - China had the biggest market on gold and silver, then the spanish flooded the world with the silver and gold from the Americas. China has a DEVAULUATION of their silver. Japan pushed to become self sufficient and stopped trading. China shifted their focus to TRADING commodities/opened up to the outside world. Japan ClOSES to nearly all of the outside world.
the spreading of christianity, the claiming and naming of land for the mother country, and acquiring wealth in the form of natural resources.
trade thats in a triangle
How did the interactions between colonizers and indigenous peoples differ and change over time?
Originally, Columbus had a friendly relationship with the Native Americans, but as time went on he viewed their hospitality as a way to take advantage of them.
How would you define a successful empire? Explain.
A successful empire is one that has a lot of money and resources to support their people.
How did European technology impact conquered societies?
European technology impacted conquered societies by making it harder for them to fight back, for example, Europeans had better weapons, like guns, and would make the Native Americans do as they say or they would be killed.
Explain the motivation, effects, and logistics of Triangular Trade.
The motivation of the Triangular Trade is to make as much money and profit as possible, the effects were that millions of Africans were abducted and enslaved to harvest materials for free, and the logistics of it was that enslaved people were taken to the Americas, where they harvested materials that was sent to Europe, to send products like weapons and textiles to Africa.
Discuss the ways that race structured and impacted Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the New World.
Race structured and impacted Spanish and Portuguese colonies by placing whites on the top of the hierarchy and black and brown people on the bottom, allowing them to control the people they were colonizing and treating them as if they were worth less because of their race.
What do you see as factors that contribute to a successful empire?
Factors that contribute to a successful empire I feel like are a lot of exporting goods to make money, good infrastructure and housing, and access to food and medical care.