Vocabulary
Sources
Europe & The World
Early Exploration
Mercantilism & the Colonies
100

The reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity

The Renaissance

100

Benavente blames for the small pox epidemic that native Americans died to on this thing

Sick and healthy bathing together.

100

Two European powers that were the first to explore the world extensively by seas.

Portugal & Spain

100

In addition to finding gold, the first Spanish settlers in the Americas

Hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity
100

The global exchange of goods, people, technology, ideas, and even diseases.

Columbian Exchange

200

Spanish explorers in the Americas during the 1500's

Conquistadors

200

Amerigo Vespucci wrote this letter to Lorenzo Medici explaining that there is land south of the equator and that it is populated.

Mundus Novus

200

This had the greatest impact on the increasing accuracy of maps during the Renaissance 

Scientific advancements in astronomy.

200

The person who created the School of Navigation

Prince Henry of Portugal

200

Give one of two reasons why colonies are important for mercantilism

(1) They provide raw materials for the home country to manufacture goods


(2) They create a market for products made by the home country

300

A settle of people living in a new territory controlled by the home country.

Colony

300

The Columbian Exchange had wide impacts, according to a map we looked at in class this hemisphere produces most of the worlds potatoes today.

Western Hemisphere

300

The Crusades contributed to the Age of Exploration by

Stimulating European trade with Asia.

300

The conquistador that was most successful in making Spain wealthy

Francisco Pizzaro

300

This event ultimately led to the end of Spanish control of the seas

Protestant Reformation

400

The Italian explorer that excited Europeans with tales of his explorations to China.

Marco Polo

400
A source that comes from the time period

Primary Source

400

European isolation ended through the Crusades, but the Crusades began with

Muslim rulers taking over Christian lands.

400

This person was the most responsible for the epidemics suffered by the Aztecs

Hernan Cortez

400

This animal was introduced to the Americas from Europe as a result of the Columbian Exchange that allowed Native Americans faster travel.

Horses

500

The economic theory that says a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating silver and gold.

Mercantilism

500

A source that comes from a different time period

Secondary Source

500

The smaller kingdoms of Europe transformed into larger more powerful

Monarchs

500

This person was the original European explorer to land in the Americas

Christopher Columbus

500

This product was introduced to Europe through the Columbian Exchange, leading to an unhealthy habit we still have today.

Tobacco

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