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Which innovation helped determine a ship’s latitude at sea?
What is Astrolabe
Which empire established viceroyalties in the New World to control overseas colonies?
What is Spain
Why were new trade routes important during the Age of Exploration?
What is they helped European powers gain wealth and access to spices and goods
What was the primary motivation behind Portugal’s early exploration efforts?
What is the search for African gold and sea routes to Asia
What is the definition of cartography?
What is the science and practice of making maps
What was the Encomienda system designed to do?
What is provide labor for colonists by exploiting indigenous peoples
Who were the conquistadors?
Who were the Spanish explorers who conquered parts of the Americas
What is the significance of the Columbian exchange?
What is it led to the widespread exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands between:
What is Portugal and Spain
The VOC (Dutch East India Company) was primarily created to do what?
What is Control spice trade and share profits with investors
What was an important advancement in maritime technology during the Age of Exploration?
What is a Caravel
The Ming Dynasty sponsored Zheng He’s voyages in order to do what?
What is promote Chinese prestige and trade
Which explorer was the first to sail around Africa to India?
What is Vasco Da Game
What was the primary goal of European nations during the Age of Exploration?
What is to discover new trade routes and expand territory
What does the Jamestown image most likely represent about early English colonization efforts in North America?
What is a fortified settlement emphasizing defense and survival
According to historian Carville E. Earle, why did disease spread easily in Jamestown location?
What is the waste in the river festered instead of being flushed away
What is a key belief of the economic theory of mercantilism?
What is a nation’s power is based on the amount of gold and silver it has
What was a long-term consequence of the Atlantic Slave Trade on West Africa?
What is economic dependency and increased violence
Based on the ships and the structure in the Jamestown image, what was a likely challenge faced by the settlers shown?
What is difficulty maintaining supply lines from England
What conclusions about early English settlements can best be drawn from the image?
What is defensive architecture was critical in early settlement planning