Vocabulary
A period of renewed interest in art, learning, and science in Europe.
What is the Renaissance?
He wrote Travels, which increased European interest in Asia.
Who is Marco Polo?
The main goal of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas.
What is to gain wealth (especially gold and silver)
This rivalry pushed European nations to explore and convert new lands.
What is religious rivalry between Catholics and Protestants?
The belief that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law.
What is the rule of law?
A tool used by sailors to determine latitude.
What is an astrolabe?
These three advances made European exploration possible.
What are new ships, navigation tools, and better maps?
An economic system focused on gaining wealth through trade and bullion.
What is mercantilism?
This system relied on enslaved labor to grow crops for profit.
What is the plantation system?
A step-by-step process used to test ideas through observation.
What is the scientific method?
An economic system where individuals own businesses and compete for profit.
What is capitalism?
This explorer’s voyages were funded by Spain to reach Asia by sailing west.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This form of wealth was considered essential in mercantilism.
What is bullion (gold and silver)?
This passage was sought as a faster route to Asia.
What is the Northwest Passage?
The Enlightenment idea that people are born with natural rights.
What is natural law?
The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between continents.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This explorer named the Pacific Ocean because of its calm waters.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Capitalism is often called this type of economy.
What is a market economy?
France’s colonization focused more on this activity than large settlements.
What is trade (especially fur trade)?
This philosopher believed government is based on an agreement between people and rulers.
Who is John Locke?
A movement that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Portugal focused on this method of exploration rather than crossing the Atlantic.
What is sailing along the coast of Africa to reach Asia?
Three items sent from the Americas to Europe.
What are corn, potatoes, tomatoes (or other acceptable examples)?
The plantation system directly contributed to the growth of this trade.
What is the transatlantic slave trade?
Political changes in England that limited monarchs and influenced American ideas.
What are constitutional monarchy and Parliament?