Columbian Exchange
How was the Columbian Exchange different from any other trade route in history?
It involved the New World and Old World.
What were nobles?
Rich land owners
Where is the bermuda triangle?
In the carribean ocean
What are cash crops?
Crops that made loads of money
What is Creole?
A language and term that describes people and culture, particularly in regions with history of colonialism
How did the Columbian exchange affect native populations in Europe and America?
Europe's population increased due to excess resources while America's population declined due things like disease.
What were the gunpowder empires?
Empires that used lots of gunpowder like the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals.
What motivated European countries to travel to the Americas?
Competition between each other
Name at least 3 items that were commonly traded between Europe and the Americas.
Corn, pineapples, tobacco, pigs, cattle
What were Conquistadors?
Spanish soldiers
What disease was the most deadly in the Columbian exchange?
Small pox
What were the peasants in Russia called?
Serfs
What was the major impact of new navigational technologies like the astrolabe and compass?
It facilitated the exploration to the Americas.
What was the major currency on the oceanic trade routes?
Silver
What is mercantilism?
An economic system that involved colonies and high tariffs
How did the Columbian Exchange most significantly impact Europe?
It brought new crops that led to an increase in the population.
How did maritime empires expand?
By setting up colonies in foreign lands.
What was the first European empire to start trading with the Americas?
Portugese
What was the other major trade route across the Atlantic that isn't the Columbian exchange?
The Atlantic slave trade
What is the Commercial Revolution?
The transformation to a trade-based economy using gold and silver.
What was the Columbian exchange?
A large trade route between Europe the Americas and Africa that spread disease and crops
What were the 4 biggest maritime empires?
Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, British Empire, and Dutch Empire
What civilizations contributed the most to new navigational technologies?
Indian, Chinese, or Arab
How did monopolies affect the global trade system?
It gave certain certain merchants exclusive rights to trade?
What is syncretism?
When different cultures and religion become more similar.