Reasons for Exploration
The main reason for the start to Exploration in the 15th Century.
The search for trade routes
This advantage was used by European countries, but originally came from the Middle East originally.
Agriculture
The initial Europeans that landed in the North American continent were the __________.
The Vikings
These animals were brought to the New World by Spain and were eventually adopted and used by native groups.
Horses
These resources were used for preserving foods.
Salts and spices.
The greatest killer of native populations.
Disease- Small Pox
Name one of the two tribes that Christopher Columbus first came into contact with.
The Taino OR Arawaks
The name for the exchanging of goods and resources between both Old World and New World that include a variety of foods, animals, and diseases.
The Columbian Exchange
Name 2 of the technological advancements that helped ship navigators.
Astrolabes, Cartography, Compass
Conquistadors
This document/agreement separated the New World for exploring.
The Treaty of Tordesillas(1494)
Name the 2 primary countries that helped settle colonies in North America.
Great Britain and France
The spread of ____________ was a major reason for many early explorers and missionaries.
Christianity
___________ was a name of the 'forced labor' system set up by Europeans that forced work on native populations.
Encomienda
For many Christians, why did they have difficulty comprehending/understanding the native populations they came across in the New World?
They were not mentioned in the Bible.
Explain how the Trans Atlantic Slave/Triangular Trade System functioned.
Colonies in the Americas used slave labor that came from Africa, which led to the working in systems where they picked resources(tobacco, sugar, etc.) in the New World, and these resources were then shipped to European nations which produced monetary value for the parties involved.
These two groups had a stranglehold on trade routes going to India prior to the 15th century.
Italians and Muslims
The Spanish explorer, ____________ provided a guide to Francisco Pizarro and others for how to conquer native populations as he did with the ________ in Mexico. (Name Both)
Cortez and the Aztecs
The name of the psychological term for when one changes their opinions or views to fit and justify their behaviors.
Cognitive Dissonance
Trading system in which wealth leads to the determining of power.
Mercantilism