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When did the age of exploration occur?
1400-1700
Name the 4 Strong Kingdoms
England, France, Portugal, and Spain
What deal was made between the Spanish Empire and Columbus?
All lands found by Columbus would be Spain's
Which continent focused on exploration first?
Europe
What group of people did Columbus first interact with while exploring?
Taino
How did Columbus view the Taino?
Strong, handsome people who would make excellent servants
What is colonization
the process of establishing foreign control over target territories or people for the purpose of cultivation
What group of people did Columbus THINK he was interacting with?
What were the two biggest reasons Columbus was able to defeat the Taino?
Guns/Germs
How did European merchants typically trade with Asia
Using middle eastern trade routes
What caused Portugal to become the first dominant empire in exploration?
France and England were at war, Spain was also in conflict. Leaving a space for Portugal
How did Vikings interact with the First Nations of Canada?
Viking-Native warfare, Natives drove them from their lands.
How did the Aztecs differ from the Taino people?
Aztecs were a culture more focused on warfare
Where did Europeans get their technology from?
Arabs of the middle east
How did Columbus pay for his voyage?
Why did nobles want to explore the New World?
Money, status, land, resources etc.
How did the world change by exploration?
Old world empires began to grow their power in the new world.