Explorers
Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
Bartolomeu Dias
This "G" meant nations wanting to grow their wealth, specifically through new trade routes
Gold
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed by these 2 countries and divided an imaginary line through the Atlantic Ocean to decide who controlled what area
Spain and Portugal
This monarch is famous for saying, "I am the State."
Louis XIV
The portion of the Triangle Trade in which slaves were loaded onto transport ships and sent to the Americas
Middle Passage
Spanish explorer who rediscovered the Americas while tryng to find a trade route to China/India
Christopher Columbus
This was the fast, maneuverable ship that used rudder technology during the Age of Exploration
Caravel
This famous conquistador defeat the Aztec civilization in present day Mexico
Hernan Cortes
The Glorious Revolution made these 2 individuals king and queen after they signed the English Bill of Rights
William and Mary
Protestant reformers who were killed in France during the Saint Bartholomew's Days Massacre
Huguenots
Italian explorer who figured out that Columbus discovered a new world, and not a route to Asia
Amerigo Vespucci
A device that contains a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north
Compass
The trading of new goods (and disease!) from the Americas to Europe, and Europe to the Americas
Columbian Exchange
The French king, Louis XIII often relied on his chief minister and trusted advisor to make most decisions for the monarchy
Cardinal Richelieu
One of the "Great" leaders of Russia, he modernized the military and eventually named a city after himself
Peter the Great
Although he died on the journey, he is credited as the first to circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
What religion was being spread to native people in the Americas?
Christianity/Catholicism
This Spanish plan to use natives as labor failed because most died from disease or harsh working/living conditions
Encomienda
He unified all of Russia, but later on turned to paranoia and violence
Ivan the Great/Terrible
This Portuguese prince was given the nickname "the Navigator" because he helped set up and fund different explorations
Henry the Navigator
English explorer who sailed around South America, explored the west coast, then sailed home. He became the 2nd to circumnavigate the globe (but actually survived)
Sir Francis Drake
This technology was used to make astronomical measurements to determine latitude.
Astrolabe
Wealth = Power
Mercantilism
The leader of the Royalists and Roundheads during the English Civil War
Royalists = Charles I
Roundheads = Oliver Cromwell
Built by Louis XIV, it had immense buildings, gardens, and fountains. It was to be a "grand spectacle of kingly power".
Palace of Versailles