Technological Innovations
What type of trading did new ship technology improve?
Sea trade.
Who discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus.
Who started the Columbian exchange?
Christopher Columbus.
What type of labor was very common?
Man labor.
How did they develop?
Trade?
How did the compass improve sea trading?
It helped traders get to their ports easier.
Where did Columbus think he was when he first reached the Americas?
India.
What was the Columbian exchange based on?
Trade.
Where did Columbus not find gold?
The Caribbean.
Where mainly come from?
What was one of the first countries to have a navy?
Russia.
To get to Asia.
Who first colonized the Americas?
The British.
How did empires expand?
Through taking land.
What was the main source of trade in the Atlantic trade?
Slaves.
What was a danger to sea traders?
Pirates.
Why did Columbus sail to America by accident?
What food came from the Americas (list 3)
Potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, beans, peppers, meats.
Why did European nations establish new maritime empires?
Politics, religion, and economics.
Who did the triangle trade include?
North America, Europe, Africa, Spain, West Indies.
What was the name of the triangle sail?
Lateen Sail.
Why did the silk road close?
Mehmed the Conquerer took Constantinople and blocked the road.
Sugarcane.
What was the most dominant empire during the period of 1450 - 1750?
The British empire.
What was the major trading country during the time period of 1450 - 1750?
The Dutch.