General History
What type of weapons allowed for the expansion of terrirtories
Gunpowder weapons
Who were the first to settle in the West Indies
Spain
Which religion spread across Africa and the Middle East?
Islam
Which religion spread across Europe?
Christianity
Who discovered the New World
Christopher Colombus
What connect people the most during this era?
Trade Routes
What percentage of slaves were sent to the Carribean
42%
What stunted the growth of the African population?
The African Slave Trade
When was the Renaissance
1350-1700
What was the name for the event of the death of the indigenous people of the Americas
The Great Dying
Maritime Techonolgies
The production of this crop fueled the economy in this region
Sugar
How many Africas were taken to the Americas to work as slaves?
11 Million
Which settlements commonly used slaves?
Portuguese and Spanish
What was the exchange of plants, goods, and animals?
Colombian Exchange
What was the Military and Fiscal Revolution?
The evolution of weapons and gunpowder
Which Country did Columbus discover?
the Bahamas
Where were slaves mainly taken from?
Mid-West Africa / West Africa
What was a major import from the Americas
Silver
What percentages of Africans were taken to the Americas?
5%
What was an extremely popular plantation product during this era?
Sugar
This imfamous pirate sailed the seas and was known for his exploits
Black Beard. (Edward Teach)
This famous explorer was bron in 1304 in Morocco
Ibn Battuta
What event lead a new age of Eurpoen culture
Renaissance
The Aztec and Incan were what type of civilizations
Agrarain