Vocab
That which is distinct from, or opposite to something or oneself
The Other
Did trade bring in a lot of money to early empires?
Yes.
What does an empire require to grow at the most fundamental level?
Food and People
What were the three simplified justifications for colonial projects?
God, Gold, Glory
How did indigenous people use pineapples (4 ways)?
food, medicine, drink, poison
the homeland, country/territory, or parent state of a colony
What items of trade came from India?
spices, gold, silk, silver
The Mongols used the consolidation of power, authority, and legitimacy to establish their _____.
Empire
What are the 4 Ps of Imperialism?
Profit, Power, Policy, Population
What are some aspects of Inca society that strengthened the Empire?
Trade & Organized labor & Roads & Single Authority
Colonial powers gained ____________ from social hierarchies and justifications of colonialism
legitimacy
What were the four main cash crops of the colonies in the Americas?
tobacco, sugar, cotton, coffee
Which empire established the trend of maritime empires?
Portugal
How did Christian missionaries "convert" millions across the Americas?
tore children from families, assimilation in schools, built churches, provided social services
What are the economic results of Spanish silver mining in Europe?
150,000 tons in 200 years
Spain became richest nation in Europe
Inflation
The legacies of colonialism that last today
coloniality
Where did Portuguese navigators want to gain access to for trade?
Coastal Africa and India
What were the downfalls of the Estado de India?
distances, official agents, religious missions, didn't keep up with maritime technology
What is a modern example of imperialism?
Israel/Palestine
decimated indigenous population
forests and hunted animals grew back
enslaved labor was imported from Africa
__________ is the practices of domination in cultural relationships in which values, practices, and meaning in a foreign language
imperialism
What country controlled coasts in South America, Africa, India, and Indonesia?
Portugal (and eventually Britain)
What was the system of labor that had male peasants working for part of the year in the Inca empire?
the mi'ta system
The connection/difference between the metropole and periphery with expansionism implications leads to what?
What percent of the indigenous population died from diseases introduced by Europeans and what was one of the most deadly diseases?
80-95%, smallpox