Empire-building
Social and Cultural Changes
Trade/Commerce
Technology
Notable People
100
Portugal's control of places like Goa and Melaka, where it secured outposts to monopolize the spice trade, is known as a ___________ empire.
What is a trading post empire?
100
Conquistadors used this institution to secure lands in the new world and extract goods/labor from the natives.
What is the encomienda system?
100
European explorers and states carried out voyages across the seas in search of this (not a commodity):
What are trade routes to Asia?
100
Type of sail developed by Arab traders in the Indian Ocean world. Indispensable for medieval navigation and later colonial exploration.
What is the Lateen Sail?
100
I explored places like the Azores, the west coast of Africa and surrounding islands. I am Portuguese. I helped lay the foundation for maritime exploration.
Who is Prince Henry the navigator?
200
As native populations were decimated by diseases, empires turned to this practice to supplement their labor force. Became indispensable in more sparsely populated areas like Brazil, where sugarcane would dominate.
What is slavery?
200
This painting depicts what primary difference between Spanish and British forms of colonialism?
What is racial/ethnic mixing?
200
This chart depicts which major European source of wealth:
What is silver?
200
The abundance of slaves in Caribbean areas who brought with them local African languages led to the creation of what new tongues?
What is creole?
200
I led Spanish conquistadores into what is now Mexico, gathering native allies along the way. I helped topple Moctezuma and brought down the Aztec. My presence and actions would lead to the decimating spread of small pox.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
300
This Treaty led to the division of the world (mainly the Americas) into two halves for Spain and Portugal:
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
300
Santeria, Vodun, the Virgin of Guadalupe are all examples of?
What is religious syncretism?
300
The introduction of this animal revolutionized Indigenous societies, who used them to expand their power, increase hunting abilities, and subjugate adjacent tribes/nations.
What is the horse?
300
What is this important navigational technology?
What is the astrolab?
300
Took Portugal as far as the coastal areas of India, where Portuguese later would interact with local kingdoms (sometimes using force) to secure commercial dominance of the spice trade.
Who is Vasco de Gama.
400
The French allied themselves with this major Indigenous group to secure fur trade outposts and access North America's resources.
Who are the Iroquois?
400
Important mercanary/warrior force which helped Russia expand into Siberia. One of them Ymelyan Pugachev, led a revolt against Catherine the Great in the late 1700s.
Who are the Cossacks?
400
Period of extended inflation which affected Europe from the 15th to the 17th centuries. Largely caused by huge influx of gold/silver from the new world.
What is the price revolution?
400
Type of sailing/cargo ship designed by the Dutch. Vital for the growth of Dutch commercial power.
What is the Fluyt?
400
I went up the St-Lawrence river, laying the foundation for the French presence in what is now the area where Mr. Roy is from!
Who is Jacques Cartier?
500
System of colonialism where the transplanting of colonists from Europe eventually lead to the decline, if not complete eradication, of native peoples.
What is settler colonialism?
500
The following is known as the:
What is the triangular trade?
500
The British East India Company, the Dutch East Indian Company, and other "chartered" companies which monopolized trade goods and networks are known as __________________.
What is a joint-stock company?
500
Introduced from the new world. A crop that became a vital foodstuff for many. In one part of Europe, people often mistake it as a "native" food.
What is the potato?
500
I was an ally of Portugal. I went on to lead a rebellion against them in response to slaving. I took over the state of Matamba, ruling it as an economically prosperous African kingdom (around modern day Angola):
Who is Queen Nzinga?