The Renaissance
Describe some of the achievements made during the Renaissance.
Europeans had achieved new ways to navigate the seas, new forms of religion, and even combined science and art to design architecture and accurate body anatomy.
Why did Europeans feel the need to explore?
Specifically, Europeans sought out the glory of discovery, the promise of gold, and Religious Zeal.
How did the Inca view Spanish explorers?
Some looked to them as gods, and others saw them as strange figures entering their lands.
Describe the Daily life of a Slave on the Middle Passage.
Slaves regularly experienced disease, beatings, and starvation, and would even be drowned to death.
What is Humanism?
an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to humans rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
Define Merctalism
Mercantilism was based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and reducing imports.
How were the Spanish able to defeat the Inca?
They had superior weaponry and were able to fight a weakened Inca empire affected by disease.
What is the Middle Passage?
The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade.
The Medici family was considered to be the family that began the Renaissance, consisting of writers, artists, and politicians, who declared that they would be participating in an artistic revolution.
How were the Aztecs defeated by conquistador Cortes?
Cortes attacked the Aztecs for a second time after they experienced a pandemic of disease, tearing down pyramids and using the materials to build their own structures.
Using an Analogy, Explain how the Native Americans viewed Spanish exploration.
For the Natives, Spanish Exploration was like a tidal wave of destruction.
Explain how the European discovery of the Americas and sugar cane affected the slave
trade.
Europeans enjoyed their sugar and were causing the inhumane Atlantic slave trade. The conditions for enslaved people on sugar plantations in the Caribbean were especially brutal. Driven by profits, plantations owners saw enslaved labor as a less expensive way to produce sugar.
How did religion change during the Renaissance?
Humanism encouraged Europeans to question the role of the Roman Catholic church
during the Renaissance. As more people learned how to read, write and interpret ideas,
they began to closely examine and critique religion as they knew it.
How did the Encomienda system destroy the Native Americans?
The encomienda system was originally designed to protect Native American laborers, but the Spanish largely ignored the system, treating the Natives poorly and cruelly.
Using an Analogy, Describe how the Spanish viewed the exploration of the Americas.
For the Spanish, Exploring the Americas was like a Mystery.
Name the three continents that made up triangular trade.
Africa, Europe, and America.
What was so significant about exploration during the Renaissance?
In a period known as the Age of Discovery, several important explorations were made. Voyagers launched expeditions to travel the entire globe. They discovered new shipping routes to the Americas, India, and the Far East and explorers trekked across areas that weren’t fully mapped.
How did mercantilism relate to European exploration?
Mercantilism revolved around the idea of wealth and power, so many nations began exploring new lands and routes to establish territories and utilize resources.
What was the "Invisible Force" mentioned in the Guns, Germs, and Steel video?
Disease.
Explain how Europeans obtained enslaved Africans.
African Slavers would capture Africans to sell off to European slavers.