Tech
Lateen sail
The 3 Gs
Gold, God, Glory
System set up by Europeans to enslave natives
encomienda system
"Discovered" the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Magnetic compass
Boats know where to go
Original reason that Europeans wanted to set out for new lands
To find new trade routes with India for the spice trade
Deadly and horrible trade route that carried enslaved Africans
Middle Passage
Circumnavigated the world
Sextant
Helps navigate using the stars. Tells boats where to go
Reason why Europeans began the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
desire for laborers on plantations for cash crops, death of natives due to European diseases
Event that killed up to 90% of native Americans
The Great Dying
Conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
Caravel
New ship. Faster and could carry more goods
Why did so many natives die when Europeans arrived in the Americas?
Smallpox
System of trade for cash crops, enslaved people, and arms (weapons)
Triangle Trade
Lived in the Americas when Europeans arrived
Aztec (mexica) and Inca
New maps
Helped explorers navigate
Ecomonic system that said best way to control of the world's wealth was by establishing colonies
Mercantilism
Exchange of plants, animals, and germs between old world and new world
Columbian Exchange
Created a school for navigation
Prince Henry the Navigator