Potpourri
The Columbian Exchange and global trade contributed to ______ in Europe and China, where prices raise due to changes in supply and/or demand.
inflation
The age of exploration began for Europeans in the ______.
1400s
The term '______' refers to land controlled by another nation.
colony
An initial attempt at new labor in the New World, ______ were brought voluntarily to the new world and worked for a specific amount of time, while slaves were not.
Indentured servants
The large-scale transfer of foods, plants, and animals between the Americas and Europe, Africa, and Asia is known as the ______.
Columbian Exchange
Colonies were important in mercantilism because they provided ______ that could be sold in trade.
raw goods
______ was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and landed in the Americas in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who sailed completely around the ______.
By 1700, the Dutch ruled much of what is now ______.
Indonesia
Mestizos are people with mixed ______ and Native American blood.
Spanish
Explorers aimed to find faster routes to ______ for spices and luxury goods.
Asia
______ was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
The ____________ was the brutal journey that brought captured Africans to the Americas, where many suffered and died.
Middle Passage
Foods like bananas, black-eyed peas, and yams were brought from _____ to the Americas.
Africa
Mercantilism is the economic policy of increasing wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of ______ and silver.
gold
Francisco Pizarro led a Spanish force that conquered the ______ Empire.
Inca
Vasco Núñez de Balboa is known for reaching the ______ Ocean.
Pacific
Vasco da Gama led a ship around Africa to ______ in 1498.
India
The Spanish colonists built ______ in Brazil to grow sugar.
plantations
Spreading ______ was another motive for European exploration.
Christianity
New Netherland was a Dutch colony in an area that is now ______.
New York
How many Africans were estimated to be imported as slaves from 1500 to 1870?
Between 9 and 10 million
The Columbian Exchange also led to the spread of deadly ______ that significantly impacted the Native American population.
diseases or illnesses
________is an economic system based on private ownership and the right of a business to earn a profit
Capitalism
The term '______' refers to Spanish explorers who conquered the Americas in the 16th century.
conquistador
After the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal controlled the ______ parts of the world.
eastern
In 1488, ______ rounded the southern tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
Spanish priests, including ______ de Las Casas, protested against the encomienda system.
Bartolome
The ______ was a new type of ship that significantly improved exploration.
caravel
The area claimed by the French, known as ______, included regions around the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
New France
What percentage of people on slave ships died during the Middle Passage?
About 20 percent
Important foods such as the highly caloric and dense starch, the ________, were taken from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
potato
A _______ is a business where many people invest money together to start a company and share the profits.
joint stock company
______ was the last Incan emperor who was defeated and killed by the Spanish.
Atahualpa
In 1519, Hernando Cortés came to Mexico and defeated the ______ Empire.
Aztec
In 1501, ______ explored the eastern coast of South America.
Amerigo Vespucci
Popé led a rebellion against Spanish rule in the current US state of _________
New Mexico
The Treaty of __________, signed in 1494, divided the world into two areas for Spain and Portugal.
Tordesillas
The main economic activity in New France was trading in ______.
fur
Africa, Americas, and Europe
The settling of the Americas and the growth of trade initiated an ______ revolution.
economic
A ____________ happens when a country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from them.
favorable balance of trade
The_________system involved using natives as slave labor.
encomienda
In 1419, ______ started a school of navigation to promote exploration.
Prince Henry
The ______ East India Company was richer and more powerful than England's company.
Dutch