Why?
Motivation for Europeans to travel to Asia (India)
To Get Dem Spices
What favorite food did Spanish explorers introduce to Europe from Latin America?
Chocolate
St. Augustine, Florida area
Spain
Explored St. Lawrence River and claimed for France
Jacques Cartier
Why were African slaves eventually used as a new source of labor?
disease killed Native Americans
Why did Europeans want a sea route?
Muslims and Italians dominated the land trade routes (Silk Roads)
What was an economic effect of the Columbian Exchange on the world in the 1500's-1700's?
Europeans dominated global (world) trade
St. Lawrence River and Quebec, Canada area
France
Discovered Hudson River and Bay
Henry Hudson
Who was Montezuma?
Aztec Emperor
Using the idea of mercantilism, why did Europeans seek new colonies?
To provide raw materials (resources) for trade
What Spanish system was used in colonial Latin America that provided workers in the field in exchange for protection from their enemies?
encomienda system
New Amsterdam (New York) area
Netherlands
First to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was Cortes?
Why is Catholicism the main religion of Latin America (Mexico, Caribbean, S. America etc.)?
Spain conquered/colonized much of Latin America
What advancement allowed explorers to travel faster by sea?
caravel
Jamestown, Virginia area
England
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
Bartolomeu Dias
Incan Emperor
Why did Native American populations decrease during the Columbian Exchange?
disease
What did Henry the Navigator do to advance the Age of Exploration?
Brazil area
Portugal
First to reach India by sea from Europe
Vasco da Gama
Who was Pizarro?
conquered the Inca