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The fur trade was also known as what type of currency?
What is soft gold.
What led to the need for slaver labor in the Americas?
What was the production of plantation crops. (tobacco, sugar, and cotton)
This trade was the first connection between Asia and the Americas.
What was the silver trade.
This term defines the spreading African culture.
What was African diaspora.
What economic factor led to the unification of Japan?
What was the production of the silver trade in Japan.
How did the silver trade affect Spain in the short term?
It helped Spain to colonize much of the Americas and became a military leader in Europe.
Which European country was allowed to trade with Japan under the Tokugawa rule?
What was the Netherlands (Dutch).
Who initially captured slaves from Africa?
Who were African merchants and powerful kingdoms. They then sold them to European merchants who took slaves across the middle passage to be sold to plantation owners in the Americas. A majority sold to the Caribbean and Brazil.
Slavery had existed before this time period? What made the Atlantic Slave Trade different?
Slavery was based on race.
What was the reason for Europeans to explore quicker routes to Asia?
What was trade.
These two types of goods were traded globally; whereas, this type of trade route connected Asia to Europe.
Fur and Silver were global; the Spice trade route was initially between Asia and Middle East/Europe.
China required that taxes and goods be paid with what currency leading to a high demand in metals?
What was cash in the form on silver.
List 3 of the 5 effects of the fur trade on Native Americans.
1) disease 2) depletion of animals 3) encroachment of land 4)dependence on European goods 5) warfare with guns 6) negative effects of alcohol
Describe the role of Europe and China within the trading system.
China remained isolated not participating in the global exploration. Europe became the middle men between the Americas and Asia trading goods throughout the world.
Which company negotiated deals with local Indian rulers; while this company sought control through colonization?
British East India Company negotiated deals with locals. The Dutch East India Company controlled areas through colonization.
Why did the practice of selling slaves continue in Africa?