European Explorers
Ferdinand Magellan
The first to circumnavigate the globe
These 2 European powers dominated the sea's during the Age of Exploration
Spain & Portugal
Absolute rulers rule by the divine right & they have no checks & balances. What are checks and balances?
When one's power is checked by a Parlimant or Congress
Other than spices, name 3 things Europeans were after when exploring?
God, Gold, & Glory
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo DaVinci
He died in prison never knowing he had discovered the New World
Christopher Columbus
What Asian country was the world power during the Age of Exploration?
China
Where do absolute ruler's get their power to rule from?
God
What effects did the Columbian Exchange have on the native populations?
It decimated them. They had no immunities to European diseases
Who built the Palace of Versailles?
King Louie the 14th of France
Who conquered the Aztec tribe
Hernan Cortes
What Asian country was open to trading with the Europeans?
Japan
What was the Treaty of Tordesilla?
Treaty between Spain & Portugal where the line of demarcation split the newly conquered lands in the America's
How was Spain getting rich in the 1500s, where was all this gold & silver coming from?
Spain was getting rich from all the gold & silver being brought back from the America's, specifically South America
What country did Phillip the 2nd rule?
Spain
America is named after this European Explorer
Amerigo Vespucci
What European country ended Portugal's dominance of the spice trade?
The Dutch
How did China feel about Europeans at the time of Exploration?
Thought they were inferior & didn't see the point in trading with them
When Spain seized the Philippines, what effect did this have on Japan?
They stopped trading & kicked out or killed all Christians
Who were the Huguenots?
French Protestants
This Prince helped Portugal dominate the spice trade
Prince Henry the Navigator
How did Peter the Great significantly change Russia?
He westernized the country, made men shave their beards & told people what to wear
What did King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella do in Spain in 1492?
Kicked out Muslims, Jews, & Protestants. Spain only wanted Catholics there
Describe the Triangular Trade?
When Europe exported goods to Africa, then Africa exported slaves to the America's, and then America exported goods to Europe. Trading between 3 regions
When one thinks of absolute rulers, they think of whom? And what was his nickname, what did he call himself?
Louie the 14th of France. Called the Sun King