Goods/motives
True or False: Pirates and Pirate Republics formed bases to take over explorer's goods and ships?
True
What did Luther emphasize as necessary for salvation?
Faith Alone
Which technological advancement is used to measure the angle of the sun and stars?
Astrolabe
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
What invention helped spread ideas, text, thoughts and speech?
Printing Press
What are the three G's of exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
What was the primary goal of Christian humanists during the Reformation?
To reform the individual and society
Which technological advancement could help NAVIGATE where a sailor is headed based off the Earth's magnetic North?
Compass
The slave trade made a triangle, which part of that triangle was the MIDDLE PASSAGE?
Africa to Americas
What piece of technology was developed to make wars more deadly and brutal?
Cannons
What major product did the French colony of St. Domingue (Haiti) produce?
Sugar
Which of the following colonies was settled by Puritans?
Plymouth
Which technologic advancement was used to catch winds to make sailing more efficient?
Caravel
What percentage of enslaved Africans are estimated to have died during the Middle Passage?
30%-40%
What was the main reason for the decline of piracy by the 1720s?
Strong Naval Forces
What was the primary motive for Prince Henry the Navigator's explorations?
Three G's: Gold, glory, God
name one empire that rose in the early modern era
Spanish empire, Ming dynasty, Ottoman Empire.
Which English explorer was commissioned to find a new route to North America?
Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)
What term refers to communities formed by escaped slaves?
Maroon
What is the invisible road that connected Europe to South Asia?
Silk Road
What was the encomienda system?
A system rewarding Spanish conquerors with land and labor.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
it divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
What is the most likely reason John Cabot and many other sailors disappeared?
Pirates
Who expanded to Africa and began the slave trade?
Portuguese
What trade network was a route by water that traded bulkier items and led to bigger voyages?
Mediterranean