Vocabulary
The reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity
The Renaissance
Benavente blames for the small pox epidemic that native Americans died to on this thing
Sick and healthy bathing together.
Two European powers that were the first to explore the world extensively by seas.
Portugal & Spain
In addition to finding gold, the first Spanish settlers in the Americas
The global exchange of goods, people, technology, ideas, and even diseases.
Columbian Exchange
Spanish explorers in the Americas during the 1500's
Conquistadors
Amerigo Vespucci wrote this letter to Lorenzo Medici explaining that there is land south of the equator and that it is populated.
Mundus Novus
This had the greatest impact on the increasing accuracy of maps during the Renaissance
Scientific advancements in astronomy.
The person who created the School of Navigation
Prince Henry of Portugal
Give one of two reasons why colonies are important for mercantilism
(2) They create a market for products made by the home country
A settle of people living in a new territory controlled by the home country.
Colony
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
The Crusades contributed to the Age of Exploration by
Stimulating European trade with Asia.
The conquistador that was most successful in making Spain wealthy
Francisco Pizzaro
This event ultimately led to the end of Spanish control of the seas
Protestant Reformation
The Italian explorer that excited Europeans with tales of his explorations to China.
Marco Polo
Primary Source
European isolation ended through the Crusades, but the Crusades began with
Muslim rulers taking over Christian lands.
This person was the most responsible for the epidemics suffered by the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
This animal was introduced to the Americas from Europe as a result of the Columbian Exchange that allowed Native Americans faster travel.
Horses
The economic theory that says a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating silver and gold.
Mercantilism
A source that comes from a different time period
Secondary Source
The smaller kingdoms of Europe transformed into larger more powerful
Monarchs
This person was the original European explorer to land in the Americas
Christopher Columbus
This product was introduced to Europe through the Columbian Exchange, leading to an unhealthy habit we still have today.
Tobacco