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What was Mercantilism? 

Favorable balance of trade in the known world

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What were new technology and ideas that moved to the new world? and to the Old World?

to the new world:

guns and gunpowder, metallurgy, christianity, animal husbandry, racialization

to the old world:

farming techniques, democracy, Guerilla warfare, Quinine

100

What did Magellan lose his crew to

Lack of potable food

100
What is Encomienda?

abusive labor after the outlawing of Native American slavery

100

What was the most deadly animal on earth?

Mosquitos

100

What passage did Vasco De Gama find?

Eastward passage 

(but it was too long so he began search for a westward passage)

100

What did the compass do?

shows direction but not location

100

What was technology useful for?

it enabled exploration in this era
100

What were Caravels?

small ships built for speed

100

Most of the Native American population were wiped out due to what?

disease, displacement, war

100

Which had the biggest effect on the exploration and conquest of the Europeans?

The Pope

100

What are plantations described as?

large farm estates relied on cheap labor

100

Who are conquistadors usually accompanied by? What did they do?

they were accompanied by catholic (Jesuits-missionaries)

100

What is bad about the astrolabe? What does it mean?

it shows orientation but is not useful during the day

100

What were the first 2 European Empires to establish colonies in Africa and Asia?

Spain and Portugal

100

What are Europeans looking for?

Africa-Gold and Ivory, China-silk, India-Spices

100

Whhat were lateen sails used for?

sailing against the wind (the gulf stream)

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What was not an obstacle European Explorers had to overcome in this era?

Class Divides

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Which of the following had the biggest effect on the exploration and conquest of Europeans?

The Pope

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What type of slavery would Europeans engage in?

Chattel slavery

100

What was the goal of the Spanish in the New World?

to conquer land for the crown

100

Who were the first people enslaved to work in the New World?

Native Americans

(slavery ended by Bartolome de las Casas and the Pope)

100

What is the oldest city in America?

Who was it founded by?

St Augustine, Florida

founded by Ponce De Leon

100

The first French colony in Africa was what?

Madagascar

100
The british would export ________ from India which would be imported to China with devastating results.

Opium