Voyages of Discovery
Why did Europeans have trouble trading with other groups?
they had little others wanted
How did Cortes's interpreter help him conquer the Aztecs?
taught him about the Aztecs, helped him form alliances with Aztec enemies
Which TWO groups clashed with local governors?
Conquistadors, missionaries
Who drew the line of demarcation?
The Pope
The exchange of people and other living things from the eastern to western hemisphere is known as what?
Columbian Exchange
Renaissance merchants were MOST interested in acquiring which item?
spices
Aztec land became part of _________.
New spain
What is a viceroy?
officers who rule for a king
Landowners sent settlers to build which THREE things?
Towns, plantations, churches
Which crops were brought from the Americas to Europe?
Corn, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes
What did Prince Henry do to access African commodities?
sponsored many explorers, trained mapmakers
What percentage of treasure was claimed by the Spanish monarch?
⅕ or 20%
What system allowed colonist to demand labor from natives?
encomienda system
How many estimated African slaves were brought to Brazil?
4 million
What is the goal of mercantilism?
bring wealth into a country
Columbus accidentally "discovered" the new world. Where did he believe he landed?
India
Which TWO diseases were brought by the Spanish wiping out millions of natives?
Smallpox, influenza
Jesuit & Franciscan priests began missions focusing on ________ and _________ Native Americans.
Converting & educating
Alfonso Albuquerque established trade relationships with which THREE groups?
India, Persia & Southeast Asia
The price revolution was caused primarily by which two factors?
rapid population growth, flow of gold & silver from the Americas
Magellan's crew was the first group to ____________.
circumnavigate the globe
Enslaved Africans brought new ________, cooking styles and crops.
Farming methods
What led to an increased demand of African slave labor?
steep decline of native population
What happened in 1755 that weakened the Portuguese empire significantly?
several natural disasters
Which groups became wealthy in Europe's growing cities?
Merchants, skilled workers