Beginning of World Exploration
What European nation was the leader in world exploration?
Portugal
What explorer thought he had reached Asia/India when he had actually landed in the Caribbean islands?
Christopher Columbus
Who was the main target of slave traders?
Young and strong men
True or False - Slavery had not been used in Africa before Europeans arrived.
False
True or False - Even though Africa experienced the slave trade, it did not have problems with population or experience underdevelopment.
False
When did the Age of exploration occur?
1500-1800
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most of the Native American population died?
a. Starvation
b. Forced Labor
c. Voyages to Europe
d. Diseases
c. Voyages to Europe
How many Africans crossed the Atlantic as human property
12 million
Where would the enslaved Africans be marched to once they had been taken prisoner?
Slave castles
What is a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority
Sphere of influence
What were explorers trying to find when the Americas were found?
They were searching for a sea route to Asia
What percent of Native Americans died when the Europeans arrived?
90%
What trade is developed due to the enslavement of Africans that would be transported to the Americas?
Triangular Trade
What was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World
Middle Passage
Why was it harder for Europeans to gain control of places like Burma, Vietnam ,and Thailand?
Strong monarchies
Which of the following was NOT one of the motives for European exploration?
God, Glory, and Gold
What was the biological exchange (plants, diseases, animals, people, and products) between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia that opens up in the 16th century
Columbian Exchange
During the middle passage, what was NOT true about the journey?
a. Poor ventilation and sufficient water supply
b. Male slaves were left unshackled while women were shackled constantly
c. Diseases spread rapidly on this 80 day journey
d. Dying or dead Africans would be thrown overboard
b. Male slaves were left unshackled while women were shackled constantly
During the middle passage, what was NOT true about the journey?
a. Poor ventilation and sufficient water supply
b. Male slaves were left unshackled while women were shackled constantly
c. Diseases spread rapidly on this 80 day journey
d. Dying or dead Africans would be thrown overboard
b. Male slaves were left unshackled while women were shackled constantly
What is limited amount of wealth in the world, belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
mercantilism
The Portuguese take control of the spice trade after what successful voyage?
Rounding the Cape of Good Hope and sailing across the Indian Ocean to India
When the Columbian Exchange begins, colonies begin to rise with the purpose of?
a. Helping the mother country get more money and resources
b. To establish brand a new civilization and political systems
c. Source of raw materials and market for finished goods
d. Both A and C are correct
d. Both A and C are correct
Who was sold into slavery at age 11, bought his freedom and wrote of his experiences during the slave trade and slavery
Olaudah Equiano
Describe the basic steps of the Slave trade
1. kidnapped
2. March to coast
3. Slave castles
4. middle passage
What were the 2 names that represented the different countries , according to the World Systems Theory?
Core and Periphery