Explorers
Henry Hudson also tried to find the Northwest passage, he failed, but he was able to to allow England to claim a large part of ________________.
Canada
Who built New Netherland in North America?
The Dutch
Bartolome de La Casas was a former conquistador who did not participate in the Encomienda system. T/F
F
Who funded Christopher Columbus’ journey?
Open to attack means to be ???
Vulnerable \
DAILY DOUBLE!
Amerigo Vespucci named America after himself T/F
Because the Turks blocked trading via Europeans searched for a _____________ route.
sea
Once disease wiped out the majority of indigenous people Europeans went to Africa to look for cheap slavery. What was this known as?
Transatlantic slave trade
Define Encomienda system.
A way for Spanish to control ingenious people laboring
Define Cash crops.
Crops grown for selling not consuming
In 1488 ______________ _____________ became the first explorer to round the cape of Good Hope.
Batolomeu Diaz
What was the widespread exchange of plants, animals, ideas, etc from the old world to the new world called?
Columbian Exchange
What explorer conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
What caused the Europeans not to feel bad for conquering the Indigenous people of the Americas?
They justified it as they saw the natives as being barbaric.
Define cartography.
The science of drawing maps
What route did Vasco de Gama take to India and how many months did it take him?
same as Diaz, 3
What did the Ottoman Empire do in 1456 which blocked trading with Asia via land?
seized Constantinople
What explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What did Cartier return to North America with in 1541?
fools gold
Define Mercantilism
Economic policy to strengthen nation by trading
Jacques Cartier was a _______________ (French/Spanish) explorer, his mission was to find the _________________ passage.
French, Northwest
What European explorer started a school for the study of Navigation?
Prince Henry
What major mistake did Atahualpa make?
Allowed Pizarro troops to march to where they were staying (overconfidence)
Why did Incan ruler believe his men would easily conquer the men of the European explorer?
They greatly outnumbered the,
Who were the first cowboys of the New World?
North American Vaqueros