European Exploration
Why did Europeans seek a trade route to the Indian Ocean?
They no longer wanted to trade with the Ottomans and a land route was not possible.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
What was the Columbian Exchange?
the sharing of plants, animals, and diseases between the old and new world
What is the social hierarchy of Japan?
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai and Peasants
What was the Battle of Guinea?
Portugal and Spain fought over access to Africa resulting in a Portuguese win prevent Spain from establishing a trade route around Africa.
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
A spanish priest who fought for Native American rights and humane treatment
What was West Africa like before trading with Europe?
Full of diverse trading empires
The Tokugawa period of Japan was a time when:
A. Saw little to no cultural growth
B. Was conquered by European powers.
C. Saw significant cultural growth
C
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The Pope established a boundary of all new lands discovered to the West belonged to Spain and land to the East belonged to Portugal.
What caused almost 90% of Native American population to decrease after Europeans land in the Americas?
Diseases
What effect did this exchange have on the population of Europe?
Population increased due to more nutritious foods.
What was the Tokugawa Act of Seclusion?
An attempt by the Shogun to limit the spread of outside ideas
Where did Columbus believe he landed and where did he actually land?
East Indie Spice Islands
Caribbean Islands
What does the use of the Chinampas system reveal about the Aztecs?
A. they relied heavily on trade
B. they were able to overcome environmental challenges
C. they lacked sophisticated government
B. they were able to overcome environmental challenges
What is an impact Columbian exchange had on the Americas?
New food, horses, materials from europe, death of natives
What is Sakoku?
Closed country policy, only Dutch and Chinese merchants allowed
What are the 3 main motivating factors for European Exploration?
Spread Christianity
Gain wealth for their country
Gain popularity throughout the world
Europeans decided to bring Africans over as a labor force resulting in depopulating Africa
How did European exploration cause the African slave trade to expand?
European traders shipped enslaved Africans to work on plantations in European colonies in the Americas
Based on Japanese act of seclusion, what is their attitude towards the outside world?
Do not need goods from outside world, do not want the influence of Europe, etc...