Discovering of the new world
Why did Europeans want to find new sea routes to Asia?
The overland Silk Road was long and dangerous, and Italian city-states controlled the profitable trade with Asia. Finding direct water routes would allow Europeans to bypass these middlemen and find new sources of riches.
What role did the pursuit of "God, gold, and glory" play in motivating European expansion and interaction with Indigenous societies?
This explorer sailed across the Atlantic ocean and landed in the Caribbean believing he had reached asia who was it?
Christopher Columbus
What is the main good that china traded?
Silk
When did the first enslaved Africans arrive in the American colonies?
The first recorded arrival was in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.
What were the three main motivations for European exploration?
The "three G's": Gold, Glory, and God. Explorers sought riches (Gold), fame (Glory), and to spread Christianity to indigenous peoples (God).
How did the Columbian Exchange transform both European and Indigenous societies?
The Columbian Exchange was a widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and culture.
An Italian explorer who sailed for England and explored the coast of North America, reaching Newfoundland in 1497.
John Cabot
What was the main good that African traded?
Gold and salt
Why did the South rely on enslaved labor more than the North?
The Southern economy depended heavily on large plantations that needed a huge, unpaid workforce for crops like cotton and tobacco.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator, and what was his contribution?
Prince Henry was a Portuguese prince who founded a school of navigation to train sailors and develop new technologies for sea travel.
In what ways did the introduction of European goods alter Indigenous societies?
European goods, such as metal tools, textiles, and firearms, had a profound impact.
An Italian explorer who explored the coast of South America and for whom the Americas are named.
Amerigo Vespucci
What did the silk road connect?
Chine, Central asia and middle east.
What was the Middle Passage?
It was the terrible journey that captured Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
How did the nature of interactions between Europeans and Indigenous peoples change over time?
Early interactions were often characterized by trade and alliances, with some Indigenous communities seeing Europeans as potential partners. However, as more settlers arrived, the balance shifted. Europeans began demanding more land and resources, and relationships often devolved into conflict and coercion. Cultural misunderstandings and competing ideas about land ownership further strained relations.
A French explorer who explored the region of Canada in the 1530s and 1540s.
A French explorer who explored the region of Canada in the 1530s and 1540s.
What did the indian ocean trade route connect?
East Africa, Arabia, Southeast asia.
What was the effect of the cotton gin?
It made processing cotton much faster, which drastically increased the demand for enslaved labor.
The Columbian Exchange was a period of biological and cultural exchange between the New World and the Old World that began after 1492. It included the transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the hemispheres.
How did differing views on land ownership create conflict between Europeans and Indigenous peoples?
Europeans held a concept of land as private property, which contrasted sharply with many Indigenous peoples' understanding of land as a communal resource for the benefit of the group. Europeans erected fields and fences to mark their claims, restricting access to areas Indigenous peoples used seasonally for resources. This led to intense land disputes and, eventually, violent conflict.
A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
What did the Trans-Saharan trade route connect?
West Africa, North africa
What were "slave codes"?
These were laws that formalized and enforced slavery, stripping rights from enslaved people and defining them as property.