What was the columbian exchange?
The exchnage of ideas, goods, diseases, and livestock between the "old world" and the "new world"
What 3 things are typically seen as the motivating factors of the age of exploration
Gold, glory, and god
What is mercantilism?
An economic practice by which governments used their economies to augment state power at the expense of other countries
What is a joint-stock company?
A company jointly owned by shareholders
What Year did The Rocky Horror Picture Show come out?
1975
Where did the French settle in the Americas
Montreal, Quebec, and the Louisiana Territory
What was the first English colony in America?
Jamestown
What is evangelization?
The act of converting people to christianity
What factors determined social status in colonial Latin America?
Race, wealth, and gender
What year did The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars come out?
1972
Who was conquered by conquistadors first, the Aztec or Inca? And by who?
The Aztec, conquered by Hernan Cortes
What year did Portuguese exploration start?
1415
What year did Spanish exploration start?
1492
What was the world's first multinational corporation?
The Dutch East India Company
What year did The Crow come out and why was it significant?
1994, siginificant because Brandon Lee died on set the year prior.
What did each continent export in the triangular trade?
Africa: Slaves
Americas: Crops (Sugar, cotton tobacco, molasses, etc.)
Europe: Manufactured goods (Guns, cloth, etc.)
What were the 3 kinds of English colonies?
Chartered colonies, royal colonies, and proprietary colonies
What 2 economic systems emerged during the age of Eurpoean Exploration?
Capitalism and mercantilism
Which river did the Dutch settle around and which Dutch explorer is it named after?
The Hudson River, named after Henry Hudson
How many Oscars did Silence of the Lambs win and why is it significant?
5, making it the 3rd film in history to win all of the "Big 5 Academy Awards" (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director), and last to date.
For how long did the British East Indian Company rule India?
258 Years
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between a Spanish representative and a Portuguese representative splitting the world in half to allow each country the ability to colonize one side, made in Tordesillas.
What were "missions" in the context of the Catholic church in the colonization of Latin America?
Villages where Native People were grouped together to be converted and to learn trading, farming, and Spanish.
Define the word Conquistador
Soldiers and explorers who led the Spanish conquest of the Americas
What year did Disintegration by The Cure come out and what were the singles?
1989, Fascination Street, Lullaby, Lovesong, and Pictures of You