Vocabulary
The exchange of plants, animals, technology and culture between the Americas (new world) and Europe, Asia and Africa (old world)
Columbian Exchange
Thought that he made it to Asia, never set foot in North America.
Christopher Columbus
Monarchs desired this to prove their wealth and power.
Gold and Silver
The Silk Road created trade between which 3 continents.
Europe, Asia, Africa (the old world)
The exchange of goods, animals, cultures and diseases between the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa) and the New World (North and South America was called the ________________.
Columbian Exchange
The act of using something in a way that takes advantage of the thing or of the people who own it.
Exploitation
Renaissance artist, scientist and inventor who painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Da Vinci
This country was the first to explore, trade in, and colonize the Americas.
The Spanish
In the Mercantilist system it was important to sell more than you buy. These are called exports and ________.
imports
Diseases from the old world caused the population in the new world to _______________.
decrease by up to 90%
A movement in Europe based on curiosity, innovation and cultural rebirth
Renaissance
Monarchs who funded Columbus' voyage to the New World.
KING Ferdinand and QUEEN Isabella of SPAIN
This country was the first to explore, trade with, and colonize Africa.
The Portuguese
Mercantilism pushed for colonies (control over other peoples' land and the people) to control their _____.
raw materials/ resources
The Columbian Exchange helped increase the population worldwide because of nutritious, cheap food from __________.
the new world, the Americas
A religious movement meant to reform the Catholic Church and make it follow the teachings of the bible
Reformation
He wrote the 95 Thesis that began the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther
Columbus was devoted to his religion and wanted to spread __________.
Catholicism/ Christianity
Colonies were exploited for their resources and raw materials. European nations became ___________.
wealthy, rich, powerful
Because of devastating population decline due to disease Europeans turned to _________ to make up for the labor shortage.
slavery (the ownership of people)
An adjective that describes people who are native to a particular place.
Indigenous
Leader of the Catholic Church.
The Pope.
Monarchs (Kings and Queens) wanted colonies (control over land and people around the world) for ________.
raw materials, resources to manufacture items to sell.
People were willing to leave their homes and risk their lives for _______________.
money, glory, God
The Columbian Exchange had both ______ and ______ results around the world.
good and bad, positive and negative