Explorers
What wast the period of time called that officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. This period is thought of as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes. In addition, some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world.
What is The Age of Exploration
a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
What is Hernando Cortes
Some of the effects of this were the spread of new foods, disease, and goods between the Old World and the New World
What is the Columbian Exchange
The Renaissance was a "rebirth" of what two civilizations
What is Greece and Rome
A 16th century religious movement that questioned the pope's authority and was a cultural, intellectual and political upheaval that changed Catholic Europe and caused the establishment of protestant churches.
What is the Protestant Reformation
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Who is the Pope
What were the three goals that explorers tried to accomplish when setting out to explore? This was also known as the "3 G's"
What is .... 1. Glory (Fame and developing strong reputation) 2 Gold (trade routes to Asia and to become wealthy) 3. God (to spread Christianity)
Countries such as Italy and Spain remained largely this religion during the Reformation
What is Catholic
The period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries and marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
What is the Renaissance
An Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance whose famous works include the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo
Explain the items and destinations of the 3 "legs" of triangular trade.
1. Tobacco, sugar, grown products to Europe
2. Tea, manufactured goods, etc. made from raw materials from the New World.
3. Slaves from Africa were sent to the "new world".
The ________ consisted of the creation of a European economy based on trade, which began in the 11th century and lasted until it was succeeded by the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century.
What is the Commercial Revolution
When this document was issued by Henry IV of France gave the french Protestants (also known as Huguenots) substantial religious freedoms.
What is the Edict of Nantes
A religious order of the Catholic Church that was created to reinforce Catholic doctrine and to spread Catholicism to the colonies
Who is the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
This disease had a devastating effect on the Native populations in the Americas
What is smallpox
The age of Exploration negatively affected these two empires
What is the Aztec and Inca
A War that began in the German States as a Protestant rebellion against the Catholic Holy Roman Empire but grew into a continent-wide political conflict over the Balance of Power in Europe.
What is the Thirty Years War
Known for religious tolerance; made the Anglican Church the official church of England.
Who is Elizabeth I
Results from this policy led to the greater competition of markets in the Americas
What is Mercantilism
Peru and Mexico were two of the most important mining colonies of this empire during the Age of Exploration
What is the Spanish Empire