Explorers
So, who the hell is Magellan?
He was a Spanish fella who circumvented the globe from 1519-1522.
WHO DID THE DUTCH COLONIZE?
New York (where you can be a new man)
South Africa
Spice Islands
This has a fixed number for everything and valued export over import
IT. IS. MERCHANTILISM. APPARENTLY.
What were some of the economic issues?
Well, things were getting very spensive. Gold and silver flooded the markets leading to inflation (sounds familiar!) and the population increased.
What made the Dutch a GLOBAL POWERHOUSE
Largest fleet of merchant ships, Amsterdam was the crossroads of the world, they had a stock exchange, focused on trade rather than empire building (smart)
And who be Vespucci?
Well, he was a lil Italian guy who drew America on a map.
Who did the English colonize?
13 Colonies in North America OBVIOUSLY
What is the name of the Spanish system utilizing huge plantations?
Encomienda system (turns out)
What were some of the military mistakes?
Who were the trading companies?
VOC- Dutch east India Company
WIC- Dutch West India Company
WHO THE HELL IS HUDSON?
I ain't never heard of him but he is Dutch and helped colonize New York. (where you can be a new man)
Who did the Spanish colonize?
Midwest of the United States, and Central Western South America (except Brazil for some reason)
What is the Columbian Exchange
Well, it was the exchange of goods across the good ol' Atlantic.
Who were some of the bad rulers?
Phillips two and three spent too much on war and fancy stuff at court and THEN Phillip number three lost the thirty years war. A bunch of losers, all of them.
What did VOC do
?
1st joint stock company with investors and traded with Aisa
Well, wondering who Pizarro is.
He is Spanish and conquered the Incan empire under Atahualpa.
Who did the French Colonize? OUI OUI
VERMONT and Quebec and Louisiana and that's it
What is price Revolution?
Inflation from gold and POPULATION increase.
What was Spanish class system in the New World?
There were strict social classes- Peninulures, Creoles, Mulatos, Africans, and Natives.
AND WHAT'S UP WITH WIC
Traded sugar, coffee, furs, sugar, and unfortunately people
AND who is Cortez and who is Champlain cause I ran out of questions in this category.
Well, Cortez conquered the Aztecs under Montezuma and Champlain was French and OBVIOUSLY was in Vermont.
WHO DID PORTUGAL COLONIZE?
Brazil for some reason
What is my favorite song from Life of a Showgirl?
FATHER FIGURE
SURPRISE it is a question about the French cause I ran outta Spanish ones. What were they out there lookin for?
Northwest passage for trade routes
NAME THREE IMPACTS OF THE AGE OF EXPLORPATION
Price revolution, Atlantic Slave Trade (BOO), new economic Trends, Mercantilism and some other stuff but I'm running out of time okay love you bye