Vocab
The belief that the earth is the center of the universe
What is the geocentric theory?
The scientist who developed the scientific method.
Who is Sir Francis Bacon?
This explorer gets credit for "discovering" the Americas, but thought he was in India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Coperincus' view of the world where the sun was at the center and did not move is known as this today.
What is heliocentric theory?
An economic policy based on the idea that a nation's power depends on its wealth.
What is mercantilism?
The belief that the salvation of human beings is determined before they are born and found in religions like Calvinism.
What is predestination?
An important sponsor of expeditions and one of the reason's Portugal was so involved in the Age of Exploration.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
This ship that was designed specifically for long voyages was one of the reasons Portugal was able to make so many successful trips early in the Age of Exploration.
What is the caravel?
This Italian scientist came into conflict with the church because of his views and was forced to denounced his views even though he was right.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
An economist who believed in economic freedoms and wrote about this in his famous book, published the same year as the American War of Independence.
Who is Adam Smith?
The exchange of goods and slaves across the Atlantic between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was called this.
What is the triangular trade?
He gets credit for circumnavigating the globe, but he actually did not finish the voyage himself.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This instrument measure the angle of the stars giving explorers their latitude.
What is the astrolabe?
"I think, therefore I am" is what this scientist said was the only think that could be proven.
Who is Rene Decartes?
The movement of plants and animals between the Eastern and Western hemispheres by Europeans.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The idea of a country dividing it's power among it's parts
What is federalism?
His theory of universal gravitation was inspired by watching an apple fall from a tree.
Who is Sir Issac Newton?
He was the first Portuguese explorer to successfully reach India by sea in 1498.
Who is Vasco de Gama?
This multi step method involves forming an hypothesis and analyzing data.
What is the scientific method?
These countries set up the most colonies in North and South America and had many people settle there.
What are Great Britain, France, and Spain?
The use of logic and reasoning to understand the world.
What is rationalism?
The ruler of a powerful European nation who ordered a naval attach on England.
Who is King Philip II of Spain?
This treaty drew an imaginary line around the world to divide up new lands between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
This astronomer expanded on Aristotile's views of the universe and was not proven to be wrong for many years.
Who is Ptolemy?
An economic system based on private ownership that most Western countries use today.
What is capitalism?