To travel in order to learn and discover.
connections: Asia, Africa, the Americas
What is Exploration
100
System of which Spanish settlers were given land and Native Americans to work the land, and in return teach them Christianity.
What is the Encomienda System?
100
Spanish conquerors who traveled to America and defeated natives
Who are conquistadors?
100
A region where a new settlement is established by outsiders
ex. Mexico, Brazil, Hispaniola
What is a colony?
100
The act of changing one's religion: led to the spread of Christianity to colonies by Europeans
What is conversion?
200
Spanish sailor who wanted to reach India by westerly rout across Atlantic Ocean, however reached the Americas and claimed land for Spain.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
Crops that were grown for selling/trade.
What are cash crops?
200
A collection of regions or territories ruled over by one individual.
ex. Aztec, Inca
What is an Empire?
200
There are the "leading" countries that were provided for by its colonies.
What are mother countries
200
Present country in which Aztec Empire is located
What is Mexico.
300
Represents three reasons for Europeans to start exploring and traveling through new lands.
What is "God, Glory, and Gold"?
300
Theory that a wealthy country is a powerful country, therefore the goal is to attain as much wealth as possible
What is Mercantilism?
300
Europeans used these to win over new territories in the Americas
What are guns, germs, steel?
300
Large estates that made a large work force necessary in colonies.
What are plantations?
300
The act of determining location and direction for travel using tools like compass and astrolabe
What is navigation?
400
European country that began Age of exploration.
What is Portugal?
400
"Corporation" in which a number of people pool their money from sale of stocks to fund business in capitalist system.
What are Joint-Stock Companies?
400
Spanish conquistador who sailed to Veracruz in 1519, and lead troops to conquer Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
400
Businesses created for profit of the individual in colonial Americas.
What is capitalism?
400
Present continent in which Inca Empire is located
What is South America (west coast)?
500
A prince of Portugal who established a school of navigation and sent out fleets in 1520 to search Africa's west coast, where they found gold, and named it the Gold Coast.
Who is Prince Henry the navigator?
500
Native American population died off rapidly because of the Encomienda System which led Europeans to seek people that are more skilled and immune to diseases.
What caused the African slave trade?
500
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire by sending an outbreak of small pox.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
500
Forced voyage of millions of Africans from Africa to the Americas on slave ships.
What is the middle passage?
500
Lost control of silk road to Turks which lead 100,000,000 people hungry because the land is scarce
What was the condition of Europe before the discovery of the Americas?