Age of Exploration
Consequences of Maritime Empire
Economics and Social
Resistance
100
Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages.
Who was Henry the Navigator?
100
This crop from the Americas helped increase the population in Europe.
What are potatoes or maize?
100
Three-way system of trade during 1600-1800s whereby Africa sent enslaved people to the Americas, the Americas sent raw materials (like sugar, tobacco) to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa in exchange for enslaved Africans.
What is triangular trade?
100
Communities of escaped slaves, existed in the Americas from 1500s to 1800s.
What are maroon communities?
200
Dutch sailing vessel that allowed them to control the Baltic trade.
What is a fluyt?
200
System of labor used by the Inca that was later exploited by the Spanish.
What is Mit'a?
200
These Spanish-commissioned paintings showed the racial mixing of the New World and the social hierarchy of Latin America.
What are the casta paintings?
200
Rebellion by indigenous people in the Southwest (what is today New Mexico) against the Spanish. Forced the Spanish out for 12 years.
What are pueblo revolts?
300
Imperial dominance based on control of trade rather than on control of subject peoples; practiced by Europeans in the Indian Ocean
What is a trading-post empire?
300
Stew originating in Louisiana that mixed African, Native American, and European cuisines.
What is gumbo?
300
economic system where nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold/silver and by exporting more goods than they imported
What is mercantalism?
300
This group successfully defeated the Mughal Empire, before later falling to the British.
Who were the Maratha?
400
French, English, and Dutch all looked for this route through or around North America that would lead to East Asia.
What is the northwest passage?
400
System in early Spanish colonialism where conquistadors were given land grants, including the right to use indigenous people as laborers.
What is encomienda?
400
exploration company made up of a group of shareholders; each shareholder contributed money to the company and received some share of the company's profits and debts
What are joint-stock companies?
400
Steppe peoples in Russia who led multiple rebellions against the Russian government, including Pugachev's rebellion.
Who are the cossacks?
500
Explored the North American coastline for the Dutch.
Who is Henry Hudson?
500
Blending of West African and Catholic religious beliefs (religious syncretism) in Cuba.
What is santeria?
500
Required hairstyle for men that was used to show loyalty to the Manchus.
What are queues?
500
Leader of Ndongo and Matamba who resisted Portuguese colonialism.
Who is Ana Nzinga (Njinga)?