Explorers
Who "sailed the ocean blue in _____" and which ocean exactly?
Christopher Columbus, 1492, Atlantic Ocean
Created by Greeks; measures the incline position of celestial bodies to determine location
Astrolabe
Widespread transfer of plants, culture, human populations, animals, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and everywhere else
Columbian Exchange
This Spanish colony in Asia was the link between the Old World and the New World exchange of silver.
The Philippines
The conquistador who established a colony in the Aztec empire.
Cortes
In Jamaica, the group of people who waged rebellions against the English. They had escaped slavery by going into the hills establishing their own settlement.
Bonus $100 - Who was the Hero of the these rebellions
Maroons / Queen Nanny
Where were the majority of sugar plantations located during this time period?
In the Caribbean
Atahualpa
This explorer was the first to make it to the tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
European mariners began to understand what about the Atlantic ocean in order to navigate it.
Wind Patterns
An economic system in which the mother country demanded raw materials from its colonies in return for protection. Goal to export more than you import.
Mercantilism
Created one of the most successful businesses/ joint stock corporations _____ East India Trading Co. Created trading posts, capitalizing on trading and economy
Dutch Empire
This conquistador conquered the Inca empire
Pizarro
Who was Cortes' mistress who helped translate/make connections for him during conquest?
Malinal/Malinche/Dona Marina
What is the "catch phrase" that symbolizes the 3 things that motivated Europeans to explore in the late 15th century
God, Glory, Gold
The enslaved man who eventually won his freedom, became educated, and wrote one of the first enslaved memoirs was....
Olaudah Equiano
Ferdinand Magellan
15th century Portuguese ship that used lateen sails which allowed it to sail into the wind
Sea journey which slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
The country "Found" the New World and shaped Latin America greatly. Infamous for conquistadors vs natives events
Spanish Empire
Name 3 things that came over from the Old World to the New World & 3 things that came over from the New World to the Old World
From Old World - New World: Wheat, sugar, bananas, rice, grapes, dandelions, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small pox, measles, typhus, African Slaves
From New World-Old World: Maize, potatoes, beans, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, chili peppers, cacao, tobacco, quinine, syphilis
Name in order the social structure that developed in the Spanish colonies
Peninsulares, Criollos (Creoles), Mestizo, Indigenous peoples, Slaves
More important than the Spice trade, ___ was found in enormous amounts in Bolivia and became central to world trade.
Silver
Sailed for Portugal in 1498; first person to make it to India by sailing around southern tip of Africa
Vasco de Gama
Name at least 2 types of naval technology that had been invented prior to 1450-1750 that helped jump start the European exploration movement.
Astrolabe, magnetic compass, Chinese junks, Arab dhows, knowledge of monsoon winds.
Name 2 ways the Portuguese tried to control trade in the Indian Ocean?
Canons on their ships, established a trading post empire, sold cartaz to ships who wanted to pass through.
Colonized North America, created the ______ East India Company and started Opium Wars with China
British Empire
Name at least 2 major consequences of conquest.
Great Dying, Columbian Exchange, Atlantic Slave trade
Hindu warrior group who fought against the Mughals in a series of battles, thus creating a Hindu Empire which lasted until 1818.
Marathas
According to Spanish sources, a potential mythology developed over time in which it was reported that when Cortes landed on the coast of the Aztec Empire, many Aztecs thought Cortes was whom?
Quetzalcoatl
Sailed for China from 1405 to 1433; only Chinese explorer to go to SE Asia and African coast. Led huge treasure ships
Zheng He
16th century Dutch cargo ship that could carry twice the cargo for half the price with half of the crew
Fluyt
Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
Colonized Brazil and was one of the first maritime empires
Portuguese Empire
Who was the Spanish priest who wrote a letter to the King of Spain to end the forced labor of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies.
Bartolome de las Casas
This woman became leader of the Ndongo (she was a Christian and ally of the Portuguese). When this alliance broke down she and her people fled west taking over the state of Matamba. She incited a rebellion and allied with the Dutch, offering freedom in Matamba to enslaved Africans. She ruled for decades.
Ana Nzinga
The conquest of the Incas was achieved by whom in 1532?
Francisco Pizarro
Explorers sought a new way to trade with China because they wanted to avoid paying higher rates to the ______ empire who was controlling the land trade.
Ottoman
______ from ______ was instrumental in creating schools that studied navigation technologies.
Prince Henry the Navigator from Portugal
Silver Drain
This was the last Aztec Emperor
Moctezuma
The largest silver mine in the Americas was found in _______, ________.
Potosi, Bolivia
Describe the difference between a Peninsulare, Creole and Mestizo in Spanish Latin American colonies
Peninsulare was a Spaniard who was born in Spain and went to the colonies
A Creole was born of Spanish parents but was born in the Americas--could not hold government positions
A Mestizo was a person of Spanish and Indigenous heritage.
The system of labor that replaced the Encomienda system was known as the _________________
Repartimiento