VOCAB
What is the definition of Historical Globalization?
Historical globalization is the historical process of the world becoming more interconnected.
For who and what country was Columbus exploring for?
Spanish Empire; Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand.
What are the 3 G's for the motives of colonization?
1) God 2) Gold 3) Glory
Shawnee leader who united Indigenous nations to resist British expansion in the early 1800s
Tecumseh
What happened to the native populations due to European expansion?
Genocide (due to conflicts and disease)
What does the term "old world" refer to?
The term "Old World" is used to refer to Africa, Asia and Europe.
What place and people was Francisco Pizarro known for conquering?
Spanish Conquest of Peru and the Incas.
What is the term for the process that occurs when a minority or conquered culture becomes absorbed into the dominant or colonizing culture? Usually results in the loss of said culture.
Assimilation
Inca nobleman who documented Spanish abuses in Peru and defended Indigenous rights
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
What happened to the European economies due to an influx of gold and silver?
Inflation
What does the term "new world" refer to?
The term "New World" is a name used for the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas.
Who was Vasco da Gama exploring for and what was he known for?
Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea around the cape of Africa.
The religious motives behind colonization are largely due to TWO events happening in Europe during this time period. What were they?
Crusade and Reformation
Indigenous woman who guided Lewis and Clark across North America, ensuring peaceful contact
Sacagawea
What is the term for the process of new products being exchanges and introduced in both the Americas and in Europe?
Columbian Exchange
What is the definition of imperialism?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What company was Robert Clive credited for laying the foundation of?
British East India Company
What were the economic reasons behind colonization?
Monarchs were seeking new sources of revenue. New resources/products and gold/silver made the colonists rich!
Former enslaved man who led the successful Haitian Revolution against French colonial rule
Toussaint L’Ouverture
How did European expansion affect the relationship between European countries?
Deepened colonial rivalries
What is the definition of the term "colony"?
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
What was the name(s) of Samuel de Champlain's settlements?
New France or Quebec
What is the name for the time period that got people thinking which built curiosity about other lands and peoples?
Renaissance or the Enlightenment
Name of the Indigenous People of Hispaniola that inhabited the region when Christopher Columbus arrived
Taino
How did historical globalization affect economic globalization?