Famous Explorers
What is Marco Polo known for?
He explored China, and also the Mongol Empire.
What did the Europeans and Indigenous people think about nature?
The Europeans though they must dominate nature, while the Indigenous people thought they must respect it.
What were the 2 types of Colonies?
Exploitation and settlement.
What is an astrolabe?
It is an instrument used to measure a ship's latitudinal position.
Who is Jaques Cartier?
He is a French explorer who claimed modern day Canada for France. He mapped out the St. Lawrence River.
Why was there a severe decline in population?
Because the Europeans had brought new epidemics, they had tortured and killed many, and had disturbed alliances between tribes causing new conflicts.
What was political power like for the Indigenous people and Europeans?
The Indigenous had small tribes, the chief persuaded, he did not command.
Who believed that they were superior?
The Europeans.
What are Carracks?
Who was John Cabot?
He was the first European to explore North America since the Vikings.
What was the population by 1492?
It was around 80 million.
What were the differences between their productions?
(Europeans vs Indigenous people)
The Europeans produced for profits, while the Indigenous people only produced what was necessary.
What things did the West Indies deliver to the Thirteen Colonies?
Slaves, sugar, and molasses.
What are Cogs?
They are a Northern European ship that were used for cargo. Cogs were slow, and since they were heavy, sat deep in the water. They were mainly used after the 12th century and on.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He made the first Spanish trips to the Americas.
What was the population by 1550?
10 million.
What was the differences between trading
Europeans traded for money, the Indigenous people bartered.
What does Settlement mean?
People who live there.
Whats a Caravel?
They are a Spanish/Portuguese ship used from the 15th until the 17th century. They were a fast small ship.
Who was Bartholomeu Dias
He was the first European to sail to the very Southern tip of Africa
How was land handled between Europeans and Indigenous Tribes?
Europeans had private property while tribes shared their land.
What does Exploitation mean?
It means to go for finding resources to send back to their mother country.