Explorers & Voyages
Unlike the Portuguese, the Spanish sailed west across the Atlantic to…
Find a sea route to Asia
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
What was the Commercial Revolution?
Economic innovations tied to exploration
Catholic missionaries often…
Created missions
Which animal transformed Native American hunting on the Plains?
Horses
Who is remembered as the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Magellan
Who conquered the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
What did joint-stock companies give investors?
A portion of profits
What role did women play in the Catholic Church in Latin America?
Opportunities in convents & schools
Which crop from the Americas fueled population growth in Europe?
Potatoes
Which English captain became famous for circumnavigating the globe?
Sir Francis Drake
Which factor most contributed to Spanish conquest of Aztec & Inca?
Lack of immunity to European diseases
Proponents of mercantilism believed…
Wealth depended on gold & silver
Who condemned the encomienda and defended Native Americans?
Bartolomé de las Casas
True/False: The Columbian Exchange only involved plants and animals.
False (it also spread diseases)
Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?
Divide new lands between Spain & Portugal
Which country seized New Netherland and renamed it New York?
England
Which company became one of the first global corporations?
British East India Company
Which colonial social class held the highest status?
Peninsulares
According to Alfred Crosby, what most reshaped the Americas?
European plants & animals
Which Portuguese explorer reached India by sea in 1498?
Vasco da Gama
What year did the British Empire abolish slavery?
1833
What fueled the demand for enslaved Africans in the Americas?
Sugarcane
Which 19th-century illustration often falsely showed harmony between missionaries and Native Americans?
California mission scene
Why is the Columbian Exchange considered an early form of globalization?
Linked multiple continents