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Map Maker
Cartographer
Spanish Settlers
Peninsulares
How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal's history?
Portugal led the way in exploration
The "Middle Passage" refers to what?
Trading Africans from Africa to the West Indies and North America
King and Queen who funded Columbus' voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Device used to measure angle of sun and stars above the horizon
astrolabe
Spanish conqueror
Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by
Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic policy of mercantilism?
It was based on the idea that a nation's wealth is measured in the amount of gold and silver it has
Aztec King kidnapped by Spanish and eventually killed
Montezuma
to sail around the world
circumnavigate
English Protestants who rejected practices of Church
Pilgrims
Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, and technologies?
Christopher Columbus - The Columbian Exchange
Which goods did Europeans trade for slaves in the triangular trade system?
Manufactured goods such as guns and alcohol
What happened to Native Americans as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
They died because of their lack of immunity to diseases brought by Europeans.
land and native slaves given to Spanish rulers
Encomienda
Tax on imported goods
tariff
By the 1500s, the most important element of African trade with Europe was what?
enslaved Africans
One of the main goals of European exploration was to what?
Spread Christianity
The French colonies had an economy (made money) by trading what?
Fur
Setup throughout colonies to spread Chrisitanity
Missionaries
Why did Europeans encourage ocean exploration?
After the Europeans arrived in Caribbean, what caused the deaths of countless Native Americans?
Diseases
Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico was??
Hernan Cortez
First person to circumnavigate (sail around) the world?
Ferdinand Magellan